Ford Excursion 2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16874 · NHTSA communication 10002594 · issued Jun 1, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Rough/rolling (surging) engine speed, at idle only, when the engine is at normal operating temperatures. The surging may often occur following a restart after a hot soak. This condition may clear up with a throttle tip in. Engineering is currently investigating. *tt
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.