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Ford Windstar 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12800 · NHTSA communication 607113 · issued May 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a high pitched squeal / whistle noise from the engine area. *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.