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Ford Crown Victoria 2001–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0254 · NHTSA communication 636045 · issued Mar 18, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001–2002
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

On some vehicles equipped with the 4.6l engine, the front end accessory drive (fead) belt may hydroplane on the water pump pulley whenthe belt is splashed with water. *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.