Ford Windstar 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 7120 · NHTSA communication 6090716 · issued Oct 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit black soot emitted from the tailpipe leaving deposits on right rearl lower quarter panel. *tt
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.