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Ford Aerostar 1995–1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 96223 · NHTSA communication 50942 · issued Oct 21, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1995–1996
model years
44
vehicle entries

Official summary

Long crank - sticking idle air control (iac) valve - vehicles built from 11/1/94 through 3/30/96 -stall - after starting when engine allowed to soak from 1-4 hours - sticking idle air control (iac) valve. *tw

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.