Ford Aerostar 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9735 · NHTSA communication 51662 · issued Feb 3, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1996–1997
model years
51
vehicle entries
Official summary
Air conditioning- r-134a tracer dye installed in a/c system and three o-ring spring lock couplers- service tip. *jd
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Aerostar
- 1997 Ford Aerostar
- 1996 Ford Bronco
- 1996 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Contour
- 1996 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1996 Ford Econoline
- 1997 Ford Econoline
- 1996 Ford Escort
- 1997 Ford Escort
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-150
- 1996 Ford F-250
- 1997 Ford F-250
- 1996 Ford F-350
- 1997 Ford F-350
- 1996 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1996 Ford Probe
- 1997 Ford Probe
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1996 Ford Thunderbird
- 1997 Ford Thunderbird
- 1996 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1996 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 1996 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1996 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1996 Mercury Cougar
- 1997 Mercury Cougar
- 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1996 Mercury Marquis
- 1997 Mercury Marquis
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1996 Mercury Mystique
- 1997 Mercury Mystique
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1996 Mercury Tracer
- 1997 Mercury Tracer
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.