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Ford Taurus 2000–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16190 · NHTSA communication 10008596 · issued Sep 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2000–2002
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

LACK OF A/C COOLING. *MJ

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.