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Service bulletin 12244

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 id615501
Published by NHTSA2001-01-17
Manufacturer's number12244
Manufacturer's date1998-12-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES WITH 3.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AFTER CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR (CMP) INSTALLATION. *TT

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1995

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

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