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Ford Probe 1993–1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9733 · NHTSA communication 51659 · issued Feb 3, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1993–1996
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Malfunction indicator lamp- diagnostic trouble code 181 or p0171 may be stored in memory- rough idle- reduced power- hesitation on acceleration- vehicles built through 11/19/95. *jd

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.