Ford Thunderbird 1994–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9834 · NHTSA communication 600588 · issued Feb 16, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1994–1997
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Air inlet-water in air inlet elbow-malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminates due to water contamination of air filter and/or mass air flow sensor (maf)- vehicle swith 4.6l engine. *ak
Vehicles covered
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.