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Ford Aerostar 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC1019797230 · NHTSA communication 51557 · issued Jan 23, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

The vehicles will shift 1,2,3,4,5 regardless of throttle position. *jd

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.