Service bulletin 9913048
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 | 609035 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1999-12-07 |
| Manufacturer's number | 9913048 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1999-08-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE |
NHTSA's summary
FORD MOTOR CO. DOES NOT CURRENTLY RECOMMEND THE ZETEC E, 1.6, 1.8 AND 2.0 ENGINES (AS FITTED TO 1998.75 MODEL YEAR MONDEO AND FOCUS) FOR USE WITH LPG / CNG CONVERSIONS. THESE ENGINES HAVE MECHANICAL SHIMMED TAPPETS WHICH WILL NOT TOLERATE THE DEGREE OF VALVE SEAT RECESSION THAT TYPICALLY RESULTS FROM THE USE OF GASEOUS FUELS. *TT
The document
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Components
Engine
| FORD FORD | 1998 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.