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Ford Taurus Sho 1993–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5131 · NHTSA communication 615326 · issued Dec 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1993–1998
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject regarding vehicles with the ax4s transaxle having an inline transmission cooler bypass valve located in the cooler line near the radiator cooler. *tt

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.