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Ford Taurus 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0700961022 · NHTSA communication 50370 · issued Oct 22, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles exhibiting lean codes p0171 & p0174 (vacuum leak). Note: low fuel pressure/delivery can also set these codes. *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.