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Ford Windstar 1995–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC1017197230 · NHTSA communication 51522 · issued Jan 23, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1995–1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles built between 2/95 and 9/01/96 may experience rough/harsh or irregular shifts due to water entry into the transaxle range sensor. *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.