# Service bulletin 12200

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 615467
- Published by NHTSA: 2001\-01\-16
- Manufacturer's number: 12200
- Manufacturer's date: 1998\-12\-01
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT WHEN USING THE NEW GENERATION STAR TESTER \(NGS\) TO DIAGNOSE ELECTRICAL CONCERNS ON ALL BODY STYLES AND ENGINE SIZES, THE FRONT ELECTRONICS MODULE \(FEM\) IS IDENTIFIED AS A GENERIC ELECTRONICS MODULE \(GEM\). \*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

Electrical system

## Vehicles listed

- 1999 FORD WINDSTAR

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2001214](/recalls/tc/2001214.md), 2001-08-22: Electrical
- [2001213](/recalls/tc/2001213.md), 2001-08-22: Electrical
- [00V351000](/recalls/nhtsa/00V351000.md), 2000-10-30: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [03242](/bulletins/10008273.md), 2004-07-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. TRAILER TOW SERVICE KIT \- SERVICE TIP. \*TT
- [0471](/bulletins/10008201.md), 2004-07-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WARNING INDICATORS\-PARKING AID\-REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM \(RSS\) AND FORWARD SENSING SYSTEM \(FSS\)\-FALSE ACTIVATION OF WARNING TONE\-SERVICE TIPS. \*MJ UPDATE. \*TT
- [17585](/bulletins/10007386.md), 2004-06-17, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TRAILER TOW ELECTRIC BRAKE SWITCH/MODULE CONNECTOR MAY BE DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN THE VEHICLE AND FOR CERTAIN 1999\-2001 VEHICLES, THE LOCATION IS NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED IN THE WIRING DIAGRAM MANUAL. \*TT
- [17277](/bulletins/10004921.md), 2004-01-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BEEPING SOUND FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN DRIVING AT/OVER 75 MPH, TRACTION CONTROL OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATE WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL, AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2477 \(MODULE CONFIGURATION FAILURE\) STORED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE \(ICM\). \*TT THIS INFORMATION DATED 10/01/2003 HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE 2005 MONTEREY. \*TT
- [03203](/bulletins/10004886.md), 2004-01-14, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES \(DTCS\) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457 OR P1442 OR A CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457 FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. \*TT
- [03181](/bulletins/10004027.md), 2003-11-14, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY \(RKE\) \- SERVICE TIPS. \*TT
- [0347](/bulletins/10001900.md), 2003-07-25, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC'S\) P0171/P0174 STORED. \*TT \*JB
- [15740](/bulletins/636376.md), 2002-11-07, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0171 / P0174. \*TT
- [15710](/bulletins/636348.md), 2002-11-07, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES WITH PROGRAMMABLE MODULES. \*TT
- [0245](/bulletins/636065.md), 2002-11-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. \*TT

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