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Ford Excursion 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 032141 · NHTSA communication 10004852 · issued Oct 30, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
1999–2001
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Fuel quality and moisture in certain diesel fuels may cause some vehicles to exhibit a no start, gradual loss of power, or a rough idle condition due to fuel gelling during extreme cold weather operation. *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.