Ford Excursion 1999–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0144 · NHTSA communication 619421 · issued Mar 5, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2001
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Fuel quality and moisture in certain diesel fuels may cause some vehicles to exhibit a no start, gradual loss of power, or a rough idle condition due to fuel gelling during extreme cold weather operation. *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.