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Ford Taurus 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0236960102 · NHTSA communication 46451 · issued Dec 1, 1995

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Hard/no start condition after extended soak on steep incline, may be caused by fuel delivery module (9a407). There is no service action at this time. Engineering is investigating improvements to fuel system.

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.