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Ford Excursion 2002–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16136 · NHTSA communication 636163 · issued Aug 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2002–2003
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a repeat starter failure condition. *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.