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Ford Aspire 1994–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 96227 · NHTSA communication 50946 · issued Oct 21, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1994–1997
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Noise - click, clunk, rattle - mtx transaxle reverse 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.