Ford Festiva 1988–1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 962516 · NHTSA communication 50972 · issued Dec 2, 1996
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1988–1996
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
Axke leaks - fluid leaks from front of vehicle at axle shafts - new design replacement cv joint boots. *tw
Vehicles covered
- 1988 Ford Festiva
- 1989 Ford Festiva
- 1990 Ford Festiva
- 1991 Ford Festiva
- 1992 Ford Festiva
- 1993 Ford Festiva
- 1989 Ford Probe
- 1990 Ford Probe
- 1991 Ford Probe
- 1992 Ford Probe
- 1993 Ford Probe
- 1994 Ford Probe
- 1995 Ford Probe
- 1996 Ford Probe
- 1989 Mercury Tracer
- 1990 Mercury Tracer
- 1991 Mercury Tracer
- 1992 Mercury Tracer
- 1993 Mercury Tracer
- 1994 Mercury Tracer
- 1995 Mercury Tracer
- 1996 Mercury Tracer
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.