Ford Taurus 1990–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12559 · NHTSA communication 605294 · issued Mar 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1990–1998
model years
36
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with reverse clutch that could become sheared or torn in extremely cold temperatures. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1990 Ford Taurus
- 1991 Ford Taurus
- 1992 Ford Taurus
- 1993 Ford Taurus
- 1994 Ford Taurus
- 1995 Ford Taurus
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1990 Ford Windstar
- 1991 Ford Windstar
- 1992 Ford Windstar
- 1993 Ford Windstar
- 1994 Ford Windstar
- 1995 Ford Windstar
- 1996 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1990 Lincoln Continental
- 1991 Lincoln Continental
- 1992 Lincoln Continental
- 1993 Lincoln Continental
- 1994 Lincoln Continental
- 1995 Lincoln Continental
- 1996 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1990 Mercury Sable
- 1991 Mercury Sable
- 1992 Mercury Sable
- 1993 Mercury Sable
- 1994 Mercury Sable
- 1995 Mercury Sable
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
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.