Ford Taurus 1988 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 982695 · NHTSA communication 603583 · issued Apr 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1988
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles with 3.8l engine may use shorter head bolts in the outboard position. *yc
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.