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Ford Escort 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 996111 · NHTSA communication 606975 · issued May 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a malfunction indicator light (mil) and diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p1633 in memory. *tt

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.