Ford Taurus 1995–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 8199 · NHTSA communication 612411 · issued Feb 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1995–2000
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a rattling or clunking noise from the front end (front stabilizer link) under normal driving conditions.
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 2000 Ford Taurus
- 1995 Lincoln Continental
- 1996 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1999 Lincoln Continental
- 2000 Lincoln Continental
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1999 Mercury Sable
- 2000 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.