Ford Crown Victoria 1996–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 05N04 · NHTSA communication 10018959 · issued Dec 14, 2005
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996–2002
model years
27
vehicle entries
Official summary
Extended coverage program 05n04 - extended coverage for composite intake manifold. This program is being provided as a settlement to a class action lawsuit. The terms of the settlement extend the coverage of the all-composite intake manifold to 7 years from the original warranty start date of the vehicle, with no limit on the number of miles that the vehicle has been driven. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2000 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1999 Ford Mustang
- 2000 Ford Mustang
- 2001 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Thunderbird
- 1996 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1999 Lincoln Town Car
- 2000 Lincoln Town Car
- 2001 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Mercury Cougar
- 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
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.