Service bulletin 7873
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 | 612403 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2000-06-08 |
| Manufacturer's number | 7873 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2000-01-01 |
| Replaces | 7873 |
| NHTSA component | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. |
NHTSA's summary
AN INTERMITTENT INCREASE IN THE RADIO VOLUME DURING PARK TO REVERSE NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, AND ABRUPT DRIVE TO PARK SHIFT LEVER MOVEMENTS. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VEHICLES WITH THE AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL (AVC) FEATURE OF THE AUDIO SYSTEM TURNED ON. THE CAUSE IS NOISE IN THE OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED (OSS) SENSOR SIGNAL SENT TO THE POWERTRAN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) THEN PASSED ON TO THE AUDIO SYSTEM.
The document
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Components
Equipment and accessories
| FORD FOCUS | 2000 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 18273 | 2005-04-18. Service bulletin. A/C CONDENASTION LEAK. *EH |
|---|---|
| 02208 | 2005-04-07. Service bulletin. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH |
| 01B73 | 2001-05-22. Service bulletin. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM INFORMING ONWERS THAT FORD AND SONY ELECTRONICS HAVE DETERMINED THAT UNDER SUSTAINED MAXIMUM VOLUME CONDITIONS, THE SUBWOOFER SPEAKER IN THE SONY AUDIO SYSTEM MAY BECOME DAMAGED, RESULTING IN REDUCED AUDIO SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. AT THE OWNER'S DISCRETION, FORD AND SONY ELECTRONICS WILL REPLACE TE VEHICLE'S CURRENT SUBWOOFER SPEAKER WITH A REDESIGNED SUBWOOFER SPEAKER. *TT |
| 14387 | 2001-04-18. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON SUBWOOFER INOPERATIVE. *JB |
| 14512 | 2001-03-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT RADIO INOPERATIVE / RADIO INTERMITTENT OPERATION. *TT |
| 13355 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING A/C PEANUT O-RING COLOR. *TT |
| 13319 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RADIO THAT IS INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE. *TT |
| 13318 | 2000-11-27. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT A CONCERN OF RADIO VOLUME GOING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING OR FLUCFTATING BY ITSELF. *TT |
| 14183 | 2000-09-20. Service bulletin. SOME VECHILES EQUIPPED WITH 4500N CASSETTE RADIOS MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION WHERE THE RADIO COMES BACK ON AFTER THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF WHILE PLAYING CASSETTES. *TT |
| 14007 | 2000-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING IS INTERESTED IN CUSTOMER CONCERNS RELATED TO AUDIO SYSTEMS TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY AUDIO COMPONENT OR SYSTEMS ISSUES. *TT |