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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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144272001-08-08. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATION AND MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES, MOSTLY TRANSMISSION RELATED, STORED IN MEMORY. THE TCIL LAMP WILL ALSO FLASH. *TT
143912001-08-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION CONDITION AT 45 MPH AND ABOVE, NOTICED AFTER REPLACING, ROTATING OR SERVICING WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLIES. *TT
143302001-08-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE SLIGHT SPARK KNOCK ON HEAVY ACCEL WITH 87 OCTAINE FUEL. HOT WEATHER AND LOWER OCTANE FUEL MAY EXAGGERATE CONDITION. *TT
142292001-08-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT BATTERY VOLTAGE LOW, WILL NOT REACH FULL CHARGE, ALTERNATOR CHARGES AT A REDUCED VOLTAGE. *TT
142112001-08-07. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING GRUNT NOISE OR SHUDDER ON SLOW TURNS. A NEW POWER STEERING LINE HAS BEEN RELEASED THAT WILL MINIMIZE THE CONDITION. *TT
141822001-07-24. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DOOR GLASS THAT IS SLOW TO TRAVEL UPWARD. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE GLASS NOT POSITIONED LEVEL IN THE GUIDE CHANNEL. *TT
138582001-07-23. 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
138122001-07-23. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. SOME FLEET CUSTOMERS MAY WANT TO DISABLE THE CHILD LOCK FEATURE ON THE SLIDING DOORS AND PREVENT IT FROM BEING ACCIDENTLY RE-ACTIVATED. *TT
149352001-07-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HOOTING SOUND FROM THE VACUUM MANAGEMENT VALVE (VMV). *TT
149182001-07-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT ON SOME VEHICLES (INCLUDING 2002 BLACKWOOD) A BATTERY DISCONNECT OR PARAMETER RESET IS REQUIRED DURING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) OR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (VIC / HEC / ICM) REPLACEMENT. *TT
147732001-05-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. INFORMATION ON INDEXING ORANGE DOT ON TORQUE CONVERTER TO FLEXPLATE. *TT
01562001-05-30. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE END SEALS OF THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. *TT
01472001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT
01452001-05-30. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH A 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING GRUNT NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT
148552001-05-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE HIGHBACK FRONT SEATS (WITHOUT SIDE AIR BAGS) MAY EXHIBIT A TWISTED SEAT BACK FRAME. *TT
148672001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUBJECT REGARDING SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION TOLERANCE SPECIFICATIONS. *TT
147972001-05-22. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FOGGING OF THE FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS. *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
146562001-05-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REAR DRUM BRAKES THAT DRAG OR WILL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY WHEN OPERATED IN WET CONDITIONS AND / OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TT
01252001-05-16. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES. SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM - BELT REMINDER FUNCTION, OPERATION AND SERVICE TIPS. *TT
143912001-04-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXHIBITING VIBRATION ABOVE 45 MPH - SERVICE KIT AVAILABLE. *JB
143642001-04-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DISTORTED / WAVY CONDITION IN THE WINDSHIELD GLASS WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE GLASS AT AN EXTREME ANGLE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *JB
143532001-04-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND / OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE'S PO171 & PO174. *JB
00S012001-04-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. SAFETY RECALL 00S01 REGARDING WINDSHIELD AND/OR LIFTGATE GLASS REPLACEMENT. *JHB
002232001-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A SPARK KNOCK CONDITION ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WITH 87 OCTANE GASOLINE. *JB

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