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Ford Crown Victoria 1996–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 03183 · NHTSA communication 10004029 · issued Sep 15, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1996–2003
model years
22
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dedicated compressed natural gas (cng) rough idle or no start when cold vehicles equipped with dedicated 4.6l or 5.4l cng engine only. *tt

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.