Ford Taurus 2000–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00204 · NHTSA communication 618542 · issued Oct 2, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2001
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some vehicles, the exhaust pipe contacts the rear control arm resulting in buzzing, groaning and / or rattling noise from the rear of the vehicle. *jb
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.