Ford Taurus 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC1021497230 · NHTSA communication 51575 · issued Jan 23, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1996–1997
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Water leak at the right front floor, check for a broken cowl top inner panel shield. *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.