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Mercury Marauder 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16428 · NHTSA communication 10008353 · issued Nov 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Hesitation/stumble during the first 2 minutes of operation following a cold start. *tt

Vehicles covered

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.