Service bulletin 12301
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 | 615546 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-01-18 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12301 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-12-01 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR |
NHTSA's summary
SOME 2.5L EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR DUE TO RUSTING / CORROSION ON THE BRUSH PATH OF THE SLIP RINGS. *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, Alternator
| FORD CONTOUR | 1998 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY MYSTIQUE | 1998 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 5140 | 2001-01-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR. THIS CONCERN IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TT |
|---|---|
| 985140 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR. *AK |
| 12105 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR. *MJS |