Ford Taurus 1990–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12570 · NHTSA communication 6091815 · issued Mar 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1990–1999
model years
30
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit front outer tie rods squeak and / or pop noise over bumps and / or turning. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1990 Ford Taurus
- 1991 Ford Taurus
- 1992 Ford Taurus
- 1993 Ford Taurus
- 1994 Ford Taurus
- 1995 Ford Taurus
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 1990 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1991 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1992 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1993 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1994 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1995 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1996 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1997 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1998 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1999 Ford Taurus Sho
- 1990 Mercury Sable
- 1991 Mercury Sable
- 1992 Mercury Sable
- 1993 Mercury Sable
- 1994 Mercury Sable
- 1995 Mercury Sable
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1999 Mercury Sable
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.