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Service bulletin 12139

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 id613160
Published by NHTSA2000-06-19
Manufacturer's number12139
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.6L OR 6.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A COLD START ENGINE NOISE UNTIL WARMED UP. *MJS

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

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD ECONOLINE1997 to 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-1501997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-2501997, 1998, 1999
FORD SUPER DUTY1999
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1997
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20074032007-12-12. Engine
07V5530002007-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
19990611999-04-15. Engine
19970101997-01-21. Engine

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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054172005-05-05. Service bulletin. INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE - NON-COMMANDED EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE) FLOW. *TT
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