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Ford Aerostar 1992–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02176 · NHTSA communication 10008580 · issued Sep 2, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1992–2003
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj

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.