Ford Taurus 1996–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 02153 · NHTSA communication 635968 · issued Aug 5, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996–1999
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with the 3.0l 4v duratec engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with a diagnostic trouble code p1518, intake manifold runner control. *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.