Ford Escort 1996–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12295 · NHTSA communication 615541 · issued Dec 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996–1999
model years
12
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit malfunction indicator light on, stall at tip-in from idle, engine hesitation, and / or surge caused by the mass air flow (maf) sensor. *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.