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Ford Mustang 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14540 · NHTSA communication 617050 · issued Dec 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999–2001
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 5 speed manual transmission may exhibit a hesitation / stumble when cold under moderate / heavy load with no malfunction indicator lamp light or other fault indicated. *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.