Ford Taurus 1981–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC9683961001 · NHTSA communication 50542 · issued Oct 1, 1996
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1981–1997
model years
32
vehicle entries
Official summary
Procedure for updating the calibration from r-11 to r-12 for stalling on decel & misfire codes on 3.0l vehicles. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1981 Ford Taurus
- 1983 Ford Taurus
- 1984 Ford Taurus
- 1985 Ford Taurus
- 1986 Ford Taurus
- 1987 Ford Taurus
- 1988 Ford Taurus
- 1989 Ford Taurus
- 1990 Ford Taurus
- 1991 Ford Taurus
- 1992 Ford Taurus
- 1993 Ford Taurus
- 1994 Ford Taurus
- 1995 Ford Taurus
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1981 Mercury Sable
- 1982 Mercury Sable
- 1984 Mercury Sable
- 1985 Mercury Sable
- 1986 Mercury Sable
- 1987 Mercury Sable
- 1988 Mercury Sable
- 1989 Mercury Sable
- 1990 Mercury Sable
- 1991 Mercury Sable
- 1992 Mercury Sable
- 1993 Mercury Sable
- 1994 Mercury Sable
- 1995 Mercury Sable
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
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.