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Ford Taurus 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC1011397020 · NHTSA communication 51177 · issued Jan 2, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles exhibiting a hesitation/stumble- condition is noticeable at tip in and during a 4-2 downshift- new calibration. *jd

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.