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Ford Excursion 2003–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0492 · NHTSA communication 10008548 · issued May 17, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003–2004
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Water-in-fuel lamp illuminated after draining heated fuel conditioning module (hfcm) on vehicles built prior to 11/1/2003 with 6.0l engine. *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.