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Service bulletin 8531

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 id613662
Published by NHTSA2000-07-26
Manufacturer's number8531
Manufacturer's date2000-04-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION REGARDING CLASS II TRAILER TOW - HIGH SPEED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PACKAGE ON 2000 AND 2001 MODELS. **MR

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

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR2000, 2001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V2620002001-08-15. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
20011612001-06-21. Accessories
20002742000-11-21. Accessories

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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159122002-12-06. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING FAMILY OR REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM HANDLE CONCERNS. *TT
156212002-04-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE CONDITION. *TT
151912001-11-08. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING NEW COMPASS SETTING PROCEDURE, PDI MUST SET ALL. *YD
151102001-11-01. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING REAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM LOCK DOWN SCREWS. *SLC
150392001-09-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONTINUOUS RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE A/C COMPRESSOR IS ENGAGED. *TT
144952001-03-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN A/C GRUNT / GRIND (SLUGGING) NOISE ON INITIAL A/C START-UP. *TT
132932000-11-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH THE NEW REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (RSES). *TT
130632000-11-15. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING POOR OR NO RADIO RECEPTION AT PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION. *TT
140592000-07-27. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING CLASS II TRAILER TOW - HIGH SPEED AMBIENT TEMP PACKAGE. **MR