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Service bulletin 12871

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 id6092035
Published by NHTSA2000-11-20
Manufacturer's number12871
Manufacturer's date1999-06-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / LONG CRANK CONDITION DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE BLEED DOWN. *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

Fuel system

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1999

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

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