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Ford Excursion 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16749 · NHTSA communication 10002651 · issued Apr 1, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2003
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

6.0l diesel engine may continue to run at idle speed after turning off the ignition or removing the key. Other symptoms are instrument cluster continues to stay on after key out. *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.