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Ford Taurus 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 96251 · NHTSA communication 50958 · issued Dec 2, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1996
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Door handles - outside - high efforts and/or rough feeling while operating - vehicles equipped with illuminated entry built through 8/5/96. *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.