Ford Thunderbird 2000–2002 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16581 · NHTSA communication 10005092 · issued Jan 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Engine and Engine Cooling

component

2000–2002

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Intermittent engine quit on decel/stops/turns. Oasis. *tt

Vehicles covered

2002 Ford Thunderbird
2000 Lincoln LS
2001 Lincoln LS
2002 Lincoln LS

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.