Ford Taurus 1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 11815 · NHTSA communication 615311 · issued Aug 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles with ax4s transaxles may exhibit a concern of increased engine rpm and bump on the 3-2 torque demand down shift at light throttle (tip-in) between 10-15 mph. *tt
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.