Service bulletin 15390
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 |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 630408 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2002-04-17 |
| Manufacturer's number | 15390 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2001-11-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) |
NHTSA's summary
SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND/OR EGR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES 332, P0401, P1407 (LACKOF EGR FLOW). *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, Exhaust and emissions, EGR valve
Trouble codes named
P0401, P1407
| FORD CONTOUR | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
|---|---|
| FORD TAURUS | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| MERCURY COUGAR | 1999, 2000 |
| MERCURY MYSTIQUE | 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| MERCURY SABLE | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
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|---|---|
| BC0302970201 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. EGR ISSUES - IF NORMAL PC/ED DIAGNOSIS FAILS, FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO CARBON DEPOSITS. *TW |
| BC0302972301 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. DTC'S 332 OR P1401 - LACK OF EGR FLOW. *JD |
| 95195 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. THE LH SIDE PCV CLOSURE TUBE MAY HAVE A HOLE WORN THROUGH IT. THIS IS DUE TO MISPOSITIONING OF THE PCV CLOSURE TUBE IN PRIOR REPAIRS. THE TUBE THEN COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE WATER PUMP DRIVE PULLEY WHICH WEARS THE TUBE. |