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Service bulletin 996883

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 id608860
Published by NHTSA1999-12-06
Manufacturer's number996883
Manufacturer's date1999-08-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON ARRANGING A DEALER VISIT FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0351 / P0356 (IGNITION COIL A-F PRIMARY / SECONDARY CIRCUIT). *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

Trouble codes named

P0351, P0356

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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