Service bulletin 12712
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 | 6091688 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2000-11-09 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12712 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1999-05-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP |
NHTSA's summary
SOME 3.0L 4-VALVE DURATEC ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT STEERING NOISE / RESERVOIR FLUID SWIRLING / RESERVOIR FLUID OVERFLOW. *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
Steering, Power steering
| FORD TAURUS | 1999 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY SABLE | 1999 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 6219 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. SOME 3.0L 4-VALVE DURATEC ENGINES ONLY MAY EXHIBIT STEERING NOISE / RESERVOIR FLUID SWIRLING / RESERVOIR FLUID OVERFLOW. *TT |
|---|---|
| 6219 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT STEERING NOISE / RESERVOIR FLUID SWIRLING / RESERVOIR FLUID OVERFLOW. *TT |