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Service bulletins for the 2000 Ford Windstar

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.

225 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Bulletins, newest first
85322000-07-26. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS P0171 / P0174. **MR
85312000-07-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. INFORMATION REGARDING CLASS II TRAILER TOW - HIGH SPEED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE PACKAGE ON 2000 AND 2001 MODELS. **MR
82422000-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THE BELL HOUSING AREA. **MR
80172000-07-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SUBJECT REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CHIMING REPEATEDLY. **MR
139692000-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). VEHICLES BUILT FROM 01/31/00 MAY EXHIBIT AN UNABLE TO REPROGRAM THE PCM OR UNABLE TO CLEAR THE PCM VID (VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION) BLOCK CONITION, OR UNABLE TO REPROGRAM THE PCM OR UNABLE TO CLEAR PCM VID BLOCK ON VEHICLES WHERE THE ICM (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE) HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TT
139572000-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DRONE (AUDIBLE NOISE) AND A TACTILE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL (HIGHER FREQUENCY BUZZ) AT 1350 - 1400 RPM (40-45 MPH) UNDER A LIGHT LOAD WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED IN 3RD OR O/D. *TT
139352000-06-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DISCHARGED BATTERY AFTER EXTENDED PARKING (> 30 DAYS). *TT
139242000-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE NOVEMBER 1999 MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THE BELL HOUSING AREA. *TT
139822000-06-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DOOR GLASS THAT MAY BIND OR TRAVEL SLOWLY UP / DOWN. *TT
138262000-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DTC OF PO720,PO722, OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR (OSS). *MJS
139412000-06-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE CONDITION WHEN VEHICLE CABIN TEMPERATURE IS VERY LOW, THEN IS RAPIDLY HEATED, OR THE HUMIDITY IS VERY HIGH WITHIN THE VEHICLE. *TT
138122000-06-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. INFORMATION ON HOW TO DISABLE THE CHILD LOCK FEATURE. *MJS
138032000-06-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW AUDIBLE SEAT-BELT MINDER, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL CHIME REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING IF THE DRIVER'S SEAT-BELT IS NOT FASTENED BEFORE THE VEHICLES REACHES 3 MPH. *MJS
137922000-06-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER SLIDING DOOR CONCERN AND SERVICING. *MJS
83482000-06-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DOOR GLASS THAT MAY BIND OR TRVEL SLOWLY UP / DOWN. *TT
83252000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES BUILT FROM 1/31/00 MAY EXHIBIT AN UNABLE TO REPROGRAM THE PCM OR UNABLE TO CLEAR THE PCM VID (VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION) BLOCK CONDITION, OR UNABLE TO REPROGRAM THE PCM OR UNABLE TO CLEAR PCM VID BLOCK ON VEHICLES WHERE THE ICM (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE) HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TT
83212000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. SOME VEHICLES, 3.8L ENGINE, MAY EXHIBIT A DRONE (AUDIBLE NOISE) AND A TACTILE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL (HIGHER FREQUENCY BUZZ) AT 1350-1400 RPM (40-45 MPH) UNDER A LIGHT LOAD WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED IN 3RD OR O/D. *TT
82612000-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. EXPERIENCING A DISCHARGED BATTERY AFTER EXTENDED PARKING (> 30 DAYS). *TT
82422000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE NOVEMBER, 1999 MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THE BELL HOUSING AREA. *TT
82332000-06-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT SPARK KNOCK ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WITH 87 OCTANE FUEL. *TT
81192000-06-12. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING GRUNT NOISE OR SHUDDER ON SLOW TURNS. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *TT
80172000-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL CHIME REPEATEDLY WHIL DRIVING IF THE DRIVER'S SEAT-BELT IS NOT FASTENED BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHES 3 MPH (5KPH). THE CHIME FEATURE WILL SOUND FOR 30 SECONDS, THEN STOP FOR 6 SECONDS, THEN SOUND FOR 30 SECONDS. THIS CHIMING PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR A DURATION OF 5 MINUTES OR UNTIL THE SEAT-BELT IS BUCKLED. CUSTOMERS CAN DISABLE THE SEAT-BELT MINDER WITHOUT GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP.
79982000-06-08. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. REMOVE THE STYROFOAM PANEL BEFORE DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE TO THE CUSTOMER. FACTORY INSTALLED RSES SYSTEM HAVE VIDEO GAME CAPABILITY, BUT DO NOT INCLUDE A GAME SYSTEM.
79892000-06-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. POWER SLIDING DOOR CONCERN.
138672000-06-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CENTER STORAGE BIN DOOR THAT BINDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.