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Service bulletin 99122

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 id606436
Published by NHTSA1999-08-20
Manufacturer's number99122
Manufacturer's date1999-06-14
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD / NO START CONDITION OCCURRING WHEN THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER IS PLUGGED IN WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW -18 DEGREES C (0 DEGREES F). *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

Vehicles listed
FORD ESCORT1996
MERCURY TRACER1996

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

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