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Ford Taurus 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 996882 · NHTSA communication 608840 · issued Aug 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1999
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information on diagnosing a no crank starting condition on vehicles equipped with the passive anti-theft system (pats). *tt

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.