Ford Thunderbird 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0226970201 · NHTSA communication 51082 · issued Jan 2, 1997

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Power Train

component

1996–1997

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Erratic shifthing of the transmission. *jd

Vehicles covered

1996 Ford Thunderbird
1997 Ford Thunderbird
1996 Mercury Cougar
1997 Mercury Cougar

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.