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Ford Taurus 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 96261 · NHTSA communication 50987 · issued Dec 16, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Body - product changes for 1997 taurus/sable and taurus sho vehicles electrical - product changes for 1997 taurus/sable and taurus sho vehicles miscellaneous - product changes for 1997 taurus/sable and taurus sho vehicles. *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.