Ford Taurus 1993–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12099 · NHTSA communication 613084 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1993–1998
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles with the ax4s transaxle have an inline transmission cooler bypass valve located in the cooler line near the radiator cooler. *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.