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Ford Escort 1997–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0291 · NHTSA communication 636089 · issued May 13, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997–2002
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with the 2.0l spi engine may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0300 through p0304 stored. *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.