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Ford Taurus 1996–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02153 · NHTSA communication 635968 · issued Aug 5, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996–1999
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with the 3.0l 4v duratec engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with a diagnostic trouble code p1518, intake manifold runner control. *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.