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Ford Crown Victoria 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9773 · NHTSA communication 51910 · issued Mar 31, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vibration- shudder or vibration under light to moderate acceleration above 56 km/h (35 mph) while in 3rd or 4th gear- vehicles equipped with aode or 4r70w transmission. *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.