{"nhtsa_id":612223,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2000-06-07","date":"2000-02-01","document_id":"7857","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)","mfr_system":null,"summary":"SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.0L 2-VALVE ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0401 AND / OR P1408 STORED IN MEMORY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION FLOW. *TT","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/612223","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"exhaust-emissions","name":"Exhaust and emissions","parent":null},{"id":"egr-valve","name":"EGR valve","parent":"exhaust-emissions"}],"codes":["P0401","P1408"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"TAURUS","year_from":2000,"year_to":2000,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2000_ford_taurus"]},{"make":"MERCURY","model":"SABLE","year_from":2000,"year_to":2000,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2000_mercury_sable"]}],"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":[]}