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Ford Mustang 2000–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16644 · NHTSA communication 10002509 · issued Feb 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2003
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with a 3.8l engine and the t5 transmission may exhibit high idle between shifts. *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.