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Ford Aspire 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 96258 · NHTSA communication 50965 · issued Dec 2, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) - mil lamp illuminated with daignostic trouble code (dtc) p0400 stored in memory. *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.