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Ford Mustang 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 02172 · NHTSA communication 10008576 · issued Sep 2, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2002
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engine-oil leak from positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) valve area-vehicles built before 5/17/2002 equipped with 4.6l 2v engine only. *mj

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.