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Service bulletin 14971

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 id622767
Published by NHTSA2001-10-22
Manufacturer's number14971
Manufacturer's date2001-06-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 02-01-2001 MAY EXHIBIT THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY DROPPING TO EMPTY WITHFUEL IN THE TANK. *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

Fuel system

Vehicles listed
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 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
04V4210002004-08-30. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

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
04N022004-05-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, SURGING, AND OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS A RESULT OF CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL PUMP. THIS PROGRAM EXTENDS THE COVERAGE OF THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE (FDM). *TT *MJ
03982003-09-17. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT
01M042001-10-22. Service bulletin. IN THE VEHICLES COVERED BY THE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE PROGRAM, THE FUEL PIPE FLAPPER VALVE MAY STICK WHICH COULD RESULT IN SLOW FILL AND FREQUENT FUEL FILLER NOZZLE SHUT-OFF. *TT
145162001-08-09. Service bulletin. VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JUN 21, 2000, AN IMPROVED FUEL FILLER TANK GROMMET IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE. *TT
148372001-05-23. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING A FUEL LEVEL INDICATION INTERMITTENTLY DROPPING TO EMPTY WITH FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. *TT
145162001-03-14. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON IMPROVED FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE GROMMET. *TT
981532000-04-03. Service bulletin. FREQUENT SHUTOFF OF THE FUEL HANDLE WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK. AK