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Ford Tempo 1988–1994technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9515 · NHTSA communication 39128 · issued Jan 1, 1995

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1988–1994
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

Delayed and/or intermittent no upshift of 1-2 gear. *tw

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.