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Ford Aerostar 1991–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 96226 · NHTSA communication 50945 · issued Oct 21, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1991–1997
model years
56
vehicle entries

Official summary

Air conditioning - compressor failure - insufficient amount of refrigerant oil. *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.