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Ford Escort 1998–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14379 · NHTSA communication 618643 · issued Sep 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1998–2000
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may experience inoperative or incorrect a/c operation after replacing the ccrm. *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.