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Ford Taurus 2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0284 · NHTSA communication 637926 · issued Apr 29, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2002
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles built after 4/8/2002 will no longer be equipped with the fuel pressure relief valve (shrader valve). *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.