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Ford Aspire 1994–1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9745 · NHTSA communication 51687 · issued Feb 17, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1994–1996
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Noise- "ticking" heard while driving at 72-121 km/h (45-75 mph)- vehicles with atx transaxle. *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.