Ford Windstar 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12096 · NHTSA communication 613081 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Sine vehicles may exhibit a harsh 3-2 transmission downshift immediately after cold engine drive away and before the engine has fully warmed up. *mjs
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.