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Service bulletin 14584

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 id617878
Published by NHTSA2001-04-02
Manufacturer's number14584
Manufacturer's date2001-01-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING FLEX FUEL VECHICLE OIL AND FUEL RECOMMENDATIONS. *JB

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

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2000, 2001
FORD RANGER1999, 2000, 2001
FORD TAURUS1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V3900002001-12-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
00V0940002000-03-28. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
19990611999-04-15. Engine
19970601997-03-20. Engine
97V0190001997-02-25. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
19961241996-08-22. Engine

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
CSP-08B012008-10-24. Service bulletin. FORD: CERTAIN 1999-2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN NEW YORK AND CERTAIN 2001 VEHICLES UP TO 6000 LB GVWR REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF MAINE, CERTIFIED FOR SALE IN CALIFORNIA-FEDERAL EMISSION WARRANTY REFUND. *PE
061662007-02-27. Service bulletin. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE - INSTALL SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS PRIOR TO REMOVING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT. *KB
061162006-08-04. Service bulletin. POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE - INSTALL SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS PRIOR TO REMOVING CRANKSHAFT PULLEY BOLT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
042082006-03-14. Service bulletin. CAMSHAFT TICK NOISE - 3.0L 4V ENGINE ONLY. *TT
0522122006-01-13. Service bulletin. BUCK/JERK AND MISS DURING DRIVE CYCLE ABOVE 3000 RPM - NO DTC - 3.0L 2V GAS AND FFV ENGINE. *TT
0416012006-01-13. Service bulletin. WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT
186142005-12-07. Service bulletin. SURGE, IDLE ROLL, ROUGH IDLE ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE COOLING FANS ARE OPERATING. *TT
183752005-04-14. Service bulletin. HIGH IDLE AT COLD START. *TT
163052005-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE TIMING SERVICE TOOLS / SERVICE TIP. *TT
022162005-04-07. Service bulletin. EXCESSIVE SULFUR SMELL FROM EXHAUST. *EH