Ford Aspire 1994–1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 96243 · NHTSA communication 50902 · issued Nov 18, 1996
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
1994–1996
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Door locks - door locks freeze in ambient temperatures below 0 degrees c (32 degrees f) - vehicles built through 1/23/96. *tw
Vehicles covered
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.