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Ford Windstar 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 6252 · NHTSA communication 607041 · issued May 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Addressing concerns with a grind / grunt noise from a/c compressor durign initial engine start-up. *tt

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.