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Service bulletin 0147

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 id619424
Published by NHTSA2001-05-30
Manufacturer's number0147
Manufacturer's date2001-03-05
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD ECONOLINE1996 to 2001
FORD ESCAPE2001
FORD ESCORT2001
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD F-1501997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD F-2501997, 1998, 1999
FORD F531999 to 2001
FORD FOCUS2001
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD RANGER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999 to 2001
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD THUNDERBIRD1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD ZX2 (ESCORT)2001 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
MERCURY COUGAR1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE1996, 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
12V3530002012-07-26. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20074032007-12-12. Engine
07V5530002007-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
20041262004-04-07. Engine
00V3670002000-11-06. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20002252000-10-16. Engine
00V0940002000-03-28. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
19991391999-07-27. Engine
19990971999-05-19. Engine
19990611999-04-15. Engine

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

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