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Ford Escort 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9734 · NHTSA communication 51661 · issued Feb 3, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Malfunction indicator lamp- mil illumination with diagnostic trouble code 0401 stored in memory- vehicles equipped with 2.0l engine. *jd

Vehicles covered

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.