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Ford Thunderbird 2000–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16045 · NHTSA communication 636243 · issued Jul 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
2000–2002
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 3.9l v8 engines may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp with diagnostic trouble code p0340 (camshaft position sensor) 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.