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Ford Taurus 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00B51 · NHTSA communication 616503 · issued Nov 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Owner notification program regarding all vehicles built with ax4s transmission - rear lube tube and bracket replacement. *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.