Ford Windstar 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13309 · NHTSA communication 6092131 · 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 with 3.8l engine may exhibit black soot on the lower section of the right rear 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.