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Ford Taurus 2000–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18471 · NHTSA communication 10014663 · issued Mar 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2000–2005
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

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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.