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Ford Aspire 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12526 · NHTSA communication 6091775 · issued Mar 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit repeat misfire diagnostic trouble codes p0300 - p0304 after ssm 11543 (replacement distribution vane cover) has been performed. *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.