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Service bulletin 01246

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 id630515
Published by NHTSA2002-04-18
Manufacturer's number01246
Manufacturer's date2001-12-10
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. *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 AEROSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1995, 1996
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD E SERIES1995 to 2002
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002
FORD ESCORT1995, 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 EXPLORER SPORT2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002
FORD F-1501995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD F-2501995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501995, 1996, 1997
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001, 2002
FORD MUSTANG1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD PROBE1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999 to 2002
FORD TAURUS1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD THUNDERBIRD1995, 1996, 1997
FORD THUNDERBIRD2002
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN BLACKWOOD2002
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN MARK VIII1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY COUGAR1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY TRACER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY VILLAGER1995, 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
12V3530002012-07-26. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
20074032007-12-12. Engine
07V5530002007-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
20044262004-12-08. Engine
20041262004-04-07. Engine
20020762002-04-23. Engine
01V3900002001-12-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
20003082000-12-29. Engine
20003062000-12-29. Engine
00V3670002000-11-06. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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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