Ford Taurus 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC0042972301 · NHTSA communication 51392 · issued Jan 23, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1997
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
For 1996 3.0l 2-valve vehicles stop updating the processor to the r-12 calibration. This update may cause the vehicle to stall on cold engagement. *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.