Ford Taurus 1998–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 15820 · NHTSA communication 637556 · issued Apr 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2002
model years
17
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with an ax4n/4f50n transaxle may exhibit a shudder during a 3-4 shift. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 2000 Ford Taurus
- 2001 Ford Taurus
- 2002 Ford Taurus
- 2001 Ford Windstar
- 2002 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1999 Lincoln Continental
- 2000 Lincoln Continental
- 2001 Lincoln Continental
- 2002 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1999 Mercury Sable
- 2000 Mercury Sable
- 2001 Mercury Sable
- 2002 Mercury Sable
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.