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Ford Five Hundred 2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18432 · NHTSA communication 10012976 · issued Feb 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2005
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicle may exhibit an oil life xx% message inthe odometer message center display prior to the vehicle reaching 5000 miles. *eh

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.