Service bulletin 00204
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 |
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| NHTSA id | 618542 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-04-16 |
| Manufacturer's number | 00204 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2000-10-02 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE |
NHTSA's summary
ON SOME VEHICLES, THE EXHAUST PIPE CONTACTS THE REAR CONTROL ARM RESULTING IN BUZZING, GROANING AND / OR RATTLING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *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, Exhaust and emissions, Exhaust manifold, pipes and muffler
| FORD TAURUS | 2000, 2001 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY SABLE | 2000, 2001 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 14074 | 2001-07-24. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES' POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) REQUIRE A FINAL DRIVE RATIO (NOT AXLE RATIO) AND TIRE REVOLUTION PER MILE INFORMATION DURING A PCM REPLACEMENT OR PCM RE-PROGRAM. *TT |
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