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Ford Taurus 1998–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14220 · NHTSA communication 613907 · issued Jun 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2000
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with an ax4n transaxle may exhibit a shudder during a 3-4 shift. *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.