Ford Taurus 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9723 · NHTSA communication 51380 · issued Jan 20, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1996–1997
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Frame - subframe insulators - clunk on heavy acceleration and/or deceleration heard or felt in floor pan area - vehicles built through 2/28/97. *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.