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Ford Taurus 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15915 · NHTSA communication 637813 · issued May 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 3.0l 2v engine may exhibit a rough run condition and diagnostic trouble code p0316 after a hot restart. *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.