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Service bulletin 01181

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 id625715
Published by NHTSA2001-11-30
Manufacturer's number01181
Manufacturer's date2001-09-17
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

NHTSA's summary

BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.*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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1994, 1995, 1996
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD E SERIES1994 to 2002
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002
FORD ESCORT1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD EXPLORER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD F SUPER DUTY1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD F-2501994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-3501994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD FESTIVA1992, 1993
FORD MUSTANG1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD PROBE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999 to 2002
FORD TAURUS1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD TEMPO1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002
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, 2002
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY CAPRI1994
MERCURY COUGAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY TOPAZ1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V6060002015-09-29. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
04V1650002004-04-06. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
00V3950002000-11-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
99V2040001999-07-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98V2880001998-11-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
98V2330001998-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
97V1710001997-10-07. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
97V1470001997-09-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97V0970001997-06-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
96V1760001996-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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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163962004-07-28. Service bulletin. NO START/NO COMMUNICATION-CONTACT REQUEST. *MJ