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Service bulletin ASI-44128

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10052833
Published by NHTSA2013-09-20
Manufacturer's numberASI-44128
Manufacturer's date2013-08-01
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

FORD: SOME VEHICLES, EXPERIENCING, NO START, CRANK, INTERMITTENT START, HARD START OR NOISE DURING START AND/OR VARIOUS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS CONCERNS SUCH AS DRIVING OR REVERSE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK. MODELS 2014 FIESTA. *PE

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD FIESTA2013

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