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Ford Thunderbird 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 97510 · NHTSA communication 51944 · issued Mar 3, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Transmission- 4r70w- delayed 1-2 shift and/or rough 3-4 shifts- vehicles equipped with 4.6l engine built through 6/24/96. *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.