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Service bulletin 12174

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 id613224
Published by NHTSA2000-06-19
Manufacturer's number12174
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START/LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *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 CONTOUR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD E SERIES1996 to 1997
FORD ESCORT1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1996
FORD EXPEDITION1997
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997
FORD F SERIES1996 to 1999
FORD GRAND MARQUIS1996 to 1999
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD RANGER1996, 1997
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD WINDSTAR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN MARK VIII1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN MARK VIII1999
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1996 to 1997
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1996
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY SABLE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY TRACER1996, 1997, 1998, 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
20003082000-12-29. Engine
00V3670002000-11-06. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
19991391999-07-27. Engine
19990611999-04-15. Engine
19981441998-07-20. Engine
19972211997-12-11. Engine
19970721997-04-02. Engine
19961241996-08-22. 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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186142005-12-07. Service bulletin. SURGE, IDLE ROLL, ROUGH IDLE ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE COOLING FANS ARE OPERATING. *TT
05542005-05-05. Service bulletin. USE OF STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST STUDS IN SERVICE FOR 5.4L 2V ENGINE. *TT
183512005-05-05. Service bulletin. CHARGING SYSTEM LIMITATIONS. *EH
0410032005-04-15. Service bulletin. EXHAUST LEAK - CRACKED OR SEPARATED RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST PIPE - 3.8L AND 3.9L ENGINES. *TT
0314042005-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE MISFIRE OR RUNNING - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIPS. TO INCLUDE VARIOUS 2005 MODELS. * AR THIS ARTICLE 04161 SUPERSEDES TSB 03-14-04.