{"nhtsa_id":609035,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"1999-12-07","date":"1999-08-01","document_id":"9913048","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"FORD MOTOR CO. DOES NOT CURRENTLY RECOMMEND THE ZETEC E, 1.6, 1.8 AND 2.0 ENGINES (AS FITTED TO 1998.75 MODEL YEAR MONDEO AND FOCUS) FOR USE WITH LPG / CNG CONVERSIONS. THESE ENGINES HAVE MECHANICAL SHIMMED TAPPETS WHICH WILL NOT TOLERATE THE DEGREE OF VALVE SEAT RECESSION THAT TYPICALLY RESULTS FROM THE USE OF GASEOUS FUELS. *TT","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/609035","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"FORD","year_from":1998,"year_to":1998,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}