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Ford Taurus 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12718 · NHTSA communication 6091694 · issued May 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

All wagons built on or after 12/19/98 now have the liftgate door ajar wiring connected into the left rear door ajar circuit. *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.