Service bulletin BC5173961001
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 50452 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1997-04-24 |
| Manufacturer's number | BC5173961001 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1996-10-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
NHTSA's summary
ON VARIOUS 4.0L APPLICATIONS THE OIL INDICATOR TUBE (DIP STICK) IS COMING INTO CONTACT W/ THE CRANKSHAFT. *TT
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
| FORD AEROSTAR | |
|---|---|
| FORD BRONCO | |
| FORD CROWN VICTORIA | |
| FORD E SERIES | |
| FORD E-150 | 1998 |
| FORD E150 | |
| FORD E250 | |
| FORD ECONOLINE | |
| FORD EXPLORER | |
| FORD F SERIES | |
| FORD F SERIES (LIGHT) | |
| FORD F150 | |
| FORD F250 | |
| FORD F350 | |
| FORD MUSTANG | |
| FORD PROBE | |
| FORD RANGER | |
| FORD TAURUS | |
| FORD THUNDERBIRD | |
| FORD WINDSTAR | |
| LINCOLN CONTINENTAL | |
| LINCOLN MARK VIII | (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| LINCOLN TOWN CAR | |
| MERCURY COUGAR | |
| MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS | |
| MERCURY MARQUIS | |
| MERCURY MYSTIQUE | |
| MERCURY SABLE | |
| MERCURY TOPAZ | |
| MERCURY TRACER | |
| MERCURY VILLAGER |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 15517 | 2002-04-12. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING EXAGGERATED ENGINE BRAKING ON DECELERATION. *YD |
|---|---|
| 4638 | 2001-01-03. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON, WITH P0300 - P0308 MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WITH A 4.6L ENGINE. *TT |
| 11496 | 2000-08-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.2L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION OR BOOM, OFF IDLE BETWEEN 870 - 900 RPMS. *TT |
| 13186 | 2000-03-21. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING FRONT COVER & WATER PUMP BOLTS-TORQUE VALVE REVISION/3.8-4.2L. *MJS |
| 6996 | 2000-03-14. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING A CHANGE IN THE TORQUE VALUES OF THE ENGINE FRONT COVER WATER PUMP BOLTS. *TT |
| 99207 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. SUBJECT ON ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT |
| 99146 | 1999-11-24. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH THE OIL DIPSTICK AND / OR PCV VALVE DISLODGING FROM THE ENGINE AND / OR ENGINE OIL LEAKING FROM DIPSTICK TUBE. *TT |
| 99131 | 1999-08-25. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT |
| 982474 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 4.2L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION OR BOOM, OFF IDLE BETWEEN 870-900 RPMS. *YC |
| 980317 | 1999-02-23. Service bulletin. SYMPTOMS REGARDING P0300-P0308 MISFIRE DTCS WITH 4.6L ENGINES. *YC |