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Ford Probe 1996–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985016 · NHTSA communication 613038 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996–1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a concern where the check engine malfunction indicator lamp may illuminate in below freezing temperatures and diagnostic trouble code p1407 is stored in continuous memory. *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.