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Ford Escort 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC105139705 · NHTSA communication 52850 · issued May 1, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a mil (malfunction indicator lamp) and dtc (diagnostic trouble code) p1443 stored in memory with no driveability concerns. *tw

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.