Ford Escort 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5294 · NHTSA communication 615400 · issued Dec 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–1999
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information concerning vehicles experiencing an engine idle vibration while in gear and loaded (a/c on, headlights on, and / or rear defroster on). *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.