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Ford Taurus 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 996783 · NHTSA communication 608471 · issued Aug 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns with the seats splitting at the seams; leather or fabric blemishes and / or loose or poor fit seating trim. *tt

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.