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Ford Taurus 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 11803 · NHTSA communication 615301 · issued Aug 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles with manual locks built between 4/7/98 and 7/17/98 may have a concern of excessive power drain or dead battery. *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.