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Ford Taurus 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15481 · NHTSA communication 630587 · issued Dec 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2001
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with 3.0l 2v and 3.0l ffv engines may exhibit spark knock during light accelerator tip in or heavy acceleration. *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.