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Service bulletin 15828

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 id637571
Published by NHTSA2002-12-03
Manufacturer's number15828
Manufacturer's date2002-04-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431. *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

Electrical system, Ignition

Trouble codes named

B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1998, 1999, 2000
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001, 2002
FORD TAURUS2000, 2001, 2002
FORD WINDSTAR2001, 2002
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE2000, 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
99V0600001999-03-17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

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
184132005-04-05. Service bulletin. UNABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY - SERVICE TIP. *TT
021822004-08-09. Service bulletin. TRIM-IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER DIFFICULT TO TURN, UNABLE TO REMOVE STICKING IGNITION KEY-IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REMOVAL PROCEDURE. *MJ
158722002-12-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0156 - H02 / CATALYST MONITOR SENSOR (CMS) CIRCUIT FAILURE) CONTAMINATION. *TT
154422002-04-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0460 INCONTINUOUS MEMORY. *TT
154212002-04-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DIFFICULT TO TURN, UNABLE TO REMOVE, OR STICKING IGNITION KEY. *TT
154402002-04-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT UNCOMMANDED ACTIVATION OF THE PERIMETER ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TT
153082002-04-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT AFTER 10/01/2001 MAY EXHIBIT A DIFFICULT TO TURN IGNITION KEY. *TT
0121132002-02-22. Service bulletin. SOME IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGNESS AND / OR EXCESS EFFORT IN TURNING, KEY DOES NOT FULLY RETURN FROM START, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE WITH P0500, P1502 AND U1039 STORED IN POWERTRIAN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *TT
152802001-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLESMAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT STICKING/BINDING IGNITION KEY LOCK CYLINDER AT OR NEAR THE START POSITION. *JG
150202001-10-23. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT MULTIPLE MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES WITH NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERN NOTED. *TT