Ford Windstar 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 985109 · NHTSA communication 613259 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a harsh 3-2 transmission downshift immediately after cold engine durive away and before the engine has fully warmed up. *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.