Ford Aerostar 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC5197961001 · NHTSA communication 50474 · issued Oct 1, 1996
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1997
model years
38
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped w/ an ax4s transaxle may have been shipped w/ a low transaxle fluid level. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Ford Aerostar
- 1997 Ford Aspire
- 1997 Ford Bronco
- 1997 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford E-150
- 1997 Ford E-250
- 1997 Ford E-350
- 1997 Ford Econoline
- 1997 Ford Escort
- 1997 Ford E Series
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-250
- 1997 Ford F-350
- 1997 Ford F Series
- 1997 Ford F Series (light)
- 1997 Ford F Series (medium)
- 1997 Ford F Super Duty
- 1997 Ford LTD
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Probe
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Tempo
- 1997 Ford Thunderbird
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Mercury Cougar
- 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1997 Mercury Marquis
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1997 Mercury Mystique
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Tracer
- 1997 Mercury Villager
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.