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Ford Windstar 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5854 · NHTSA communication 605241 · issued Mar 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built prior to 02/15/99 may exhibit a fuel gauge indicator that remains in the same position (does not update) or registers below e (empty after filling the tank. *tt

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.