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Service bulletin 14213

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 id613905
Published by NHTSA2000-09-21
Manufacturer's number14213
Manufacturer's date2000-06-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING A SLIGHT SPARK KNOCK ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WITH 87 OCTANE FUEL. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1999, 2000

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

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