Ford Taurus 1986–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9802169838 · NHTSA communication 600591 · issued May 27, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1986–1998
model years
33
vehicle entries
Official summary
Transaxles use a new transmission fluid. *yc
Vehicles covered
- 1986 Ford Taurus
- 1987 Ford Taurus
- 1988 Ford Taurus
- 1989 Ford Taurus
- 1990 Ford Taurus
- 1991 Ford Taurus
- 1992 Ford Taurus
- 1993 Ford Taurus
- 1994 Ford Taurus
- 1995 Ford Taurus
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1988 Lincoln Continental
- 1991 Lincoln Continental
- 1992 Lincoln Continental
- 1993 Lincoln Continental
- 1994 Lincoln Continental
- 1995 Lincoln Continental
- 1996 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1986 Mercury Sable
- 1987 Mercury Sable
- 1988 Mercury Sable
- 1989 Mercury Sable
- 1990 Mercury Sable
- 1991 Mercury Sable
- 1992 Mercury Sable
- 1993 Mercury Sable
- 1994 Mercury Sable
- 1995 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
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.