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Service bulletin 5705

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 id605194
Published by NHTSA1999-06-03
Manufacturer's number5705
Manufacturer's date1999-03-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLE EXHIBITING MULTIPLE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) RELATED SYMPTOMS. *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

Electrical system, Ignition

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1998, 1999
FORD RANGER1998, 1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1998, 1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
97V2150001997-11-24. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
0121132002-02-22. Service bulletin. SOME IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGNESS AND / OR EXCESS EFFORT IN TURNING, KEY DOES NOT FULLY RETURN FROM START, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE WITH P0500, P1502 AND U1039 STORED IN POWERTRIAN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *TT
011932002-02-13. Service bulletin. ON SOME ELECTRIC AND ELECTRIC POSTAL VEHICLES, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2785 TRACTION INVERTER MODULE (TIM) MAY BE SET AND THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER A POWER LIMITED MODE OF OPERATION. *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
99-61932000-11-03. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON RESETTING THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS). *TT
121542000-06-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PATS (SECURILOCK) EXCEPT CERTAIN MODELS NOW HAVE AVAILABILITY OF FLEET KEYS THROUGH ROTUNDA. *MJS
129162000-05-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC 4 WHEEL DRIVE MAY EXHIBIT MULTIPLE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE FUNCTIONAL CONCERNS (I.E. INOPERATIVE ONE TOUCH DOWN, CHIME, 4X4 SHIFT MOTOR, ETC). *TT
65702000-05-11. Service bulletin. SOME FLEX FUEL VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / NO-START CONDITION CAUSED BY FOULED SPARK PLUGS. *TT
133522000-04-05. Service bulletin. VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC 4 WHEEL DRIVE MAY EXHIBIT MULTIPLE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) FUNCTIONAL CONCERNS. *TT
99131381999-12-07. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND REMOVING THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM). *TT
9835661999-10-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING ANY PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT