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Ford Taurus 2000–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15280 · NHTSA communication 625820 · issued Sep 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2002
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehiclesmay exhibit an intermittent sticking/binding ignition key lock cylinder at or near the start position. *jg

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.