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Ford Escort 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15051 · NHTSA communication 621046 · issued Jul 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
2000–2001
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Exhibiting higher than normal idle speed, runs rough at idle and / or diagnostic trouble code p0171. *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.