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Ford Escort 1997–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 13162 · NHTSA communication 6091978 · issued Aug 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997–1999
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a malfunction indicator light on with a diagnostic trouble code p1744. *tt

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.