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Ford Taurus 1995–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98251 · NHTSA communication 603639 · issued Dec 21, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1995–1998
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns of a possible chafing of the fuel pump assembly wires resulting in an open fuse and/or inoperable fuel pump assembly or a no start condition. *yc

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.