Ford Thunderbird 2000–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15203 · NHTSA communication 625730 · issued Sep 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2002
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with the 3.9l 4v may exhibit an oil leak from the engine oil filter. *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.