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Ford Taurus 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0685961024 · NHTSA communication 50361 · issued Oct 24, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Procedure for stalling on decel & misfire codes when updating the calibration from r-11 to r-12. *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.