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Ford Taurus 1996–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00263 · NHTSA communication 616828 · issued Dec 22, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1996–2001
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a power window that will not operate downward because it's stuck / bound to the weathership header. *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.