Ford Taurus 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0061 · NHTSA communication 612901 · issued Jun 13, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Issue of a perceived lack of engine braking and malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated with a false diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p1138 stored in memory may occur on some vehicles . *mjs
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.