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Ford Sho (taurus) 1996–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8016 · NHTSA communication 613611 · issued Apr 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1996–1999
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent loss of integrated control panel (icp) illumination. **mr**

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.