Ford Aerostar 1991–1997 — technical 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
Vehicles covered
- 1994 Ford Aerostar
- 1995 Ford Aerostar
- 1996 Ford Aerostar
- 1997 Ford Aerostar
- 1993 Ford Bronco
- 1994 Ford Bronco
- 1995 Ford Bronco
- 1996 Ford Bronco
- 1994 Ford Econoline
- 1995 Ford Econoline
- 1994 Ford Explorer
- 1995 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1993 Ford F-150
- 1994 Ford F-150
- 1995 Ford F-150
- 1996 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-150
- 1993 Ford F-250
- 1994 Ford F-250
- 1995 Ford F-250
- 1996 Ford F-250
- 1997 Ford F-250
- 1993 Ford F-350
- 1994 Ford F-350
- 1995 Ford F-350
- 1996 Ford F-350
- 1997 Ford F-350
- 1996 Ford F47
- 1997 Ford F47
- 1994 Ford Mustang
- 1995 Ford Mustang
- 1996 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1994 Ford Ranger
- 1995 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1994 Ford Thunderbird
- 1995 Ford Thunderbird
- 1996 Ford Thunderbird
- 1997 Ford Thunderbird
- 1995 Ford Windstar
- 1996 Ford Windstar
- 1991 Mercury Cougar
- 1992 Mercury Cougar
- 1993 Mercury Cougar
- 1994 Mercury Cougar
- 1995 Mercury Cougar
- 1996 Mercury Cougar
- 1997 Mercury Cougar
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1994 Mercury Villager
- 1995 Mercury Villager
- 1996 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.