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Ford E Series 1999–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02108 · NHTSA communication 636083 · issued May 27, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2002
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with the 5.4l 2v engine may exhibit a whistling noise fromthe formed nylon tube inthe idle-air bypass flow circuit. *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.