Ford Taurus 2000–2004 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 17681 · NHTSA communication 10008206 · issued Apr 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Equipment

component

2000–2004

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Autolocks and (rke) remote keyless entry inoperative. *tt

Vehicles covered

2000 Ford Taurus
2001 Ford Taurus
2002 Ford Taurus
2003 Ford Taurus
2004 Ford Taurus

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.