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Ford Escort 1997–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0291 · NHTSA communication 636089 · issued May 13, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
1997–2002
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with the 2.0l spi engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0300 through p0304 stored. *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.