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Ford Taurus 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9771 · NHTSA communication 51908 · issued Mar 31, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Stall- stalling on transaxle engagement- cold engine- 3.0l 2-valve vehicles. *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.