Ford Taurus 1988–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC101209702 · NHTSA communication 51184 · issued Jan 2, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1988–1997
model years
33
vehicle entries
Official summary
Verify the transaxle installed in the vehicle is the correct model and model year for the vehicle. *jd
Vehicles covered
- 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
- 1995 Ford Windstar
- 1996 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1988 Lincoln Continental
- 1989 Lincoln Continental
- 1990 Lincoln Continental
- 1991 Lincoln Continental
- 1992 Lincoln Continental
- 1993 Lincoln Continental
- 1994 Lincoln Continental
- 1995 Lincoln Continental
- 1996 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 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.