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Ford Windstar 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8233 · NHTSA communication 612675 · issued Mar 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999–2000
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles equipped with 3.8l engine may exhibit a slight spark knock on heavy acceleration with 87 octane fuel. *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.