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Ford Taurus 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15139 · NHTSA communication 625049 · issued Aug 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built prior to june 8, 2001 may exhibit a cold engine rough idle and / or a malfunction indicator lamp light with diagnostic trouble codes p0171, p0174, p1132, and p1152 in 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.