Ford Taurus 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 982112 · NHTSA communication 603675 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996–1998
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles experience a hard start/long crank time condition. *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.