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Ford Taurus 1996–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9865 · NHTSA communication 601316 · issued Mar 30, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996–1998
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Torque converter clutch not engaging and/or diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0741 or p1744 stored in memory. *yc

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.