Ford Escort 1997–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 996877 · NHTSA communication 608808 · issued Aug 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1999
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with 2.0l spi engine may exhbit a lack of heat and temperature gauge reading cold. *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.