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Service bulletin 5381

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 id615454
Published by NHTSA2001-01-16
Manufacturer's number5381
Manufacturer's date1998-12-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT

NHTSA's summary

BRIEF INFORMATION STATING THAT THE NGS FUEL ECONOMY TEST ON SOME VEHICLES MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *TT

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 ESCORT1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD ZX2 (ESCORT)1996 to 1998
FORD ZX2 (ESCORT)1999 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MERCURY TRACER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

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

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