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Ford Crown Victoria 1999–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16378 · NHTSA communication 10008317 · issued Nov 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2002
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Idle miss or surge at highway speeds. Premature ignition coil-on-plug (cop) replacement / under investigation (qsf). *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.