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Service bulletin 6730

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 id608450
Published by NHTSA2000-11-03
Manufacturer's number6730
Manufacturer's date1999-08-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT PERTAINING TO VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 2-VALVE ENGINES, BUILT PRIOR TO 4/12/99 MAY EXHIBIT SPARK KNOCK. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS1999
MERCURY SABLE1999

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

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