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Service bulletin BC0184960102

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id46443
Published by NHTSA1996-04-25
Manufacturer's numberBC0184960102
Manufacturer's date1995-12-01
Replaces94-12-07
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

W/ 2.0L, ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING A LIFTER BLEED DOWN CONCERN WHEN AT OPERATING TEMP & IDLING. AIR MAY ENTER THE OIL PASSAGE DUE TO AN UNEVEN WEAR PATTERN ON THE OIL PUMP CONTROL PLUNGER. FOR VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/1/94 REFER TO TSB 94-12-07 (CONTROL PLUNGER REPLACEMENT).

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD PROBE1993, 1994, 1995

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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