Ford Taurus 1996–1998 — technical 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
Vehicles covered
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.