# Service bulletin TSB18\-2096

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10137075
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-05\-21
- Manufacturer's number: TSB18\-2096
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-03\-22
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

## NHTSA's summary

Some 2011\-2017 Taurus/Police Interceptor Sedan vehicles may exhibit a loose and/or sagging headliner near the high mounted stoplamp. This may be caused by the headliner mounting bracket separating from the headliner. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10137075-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10137075-0001.pdf)

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## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2011 to 2017 FORD TAURUS

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2025483](/recalls/tc/2025483.md), 2025-09-12: Structure
- [25V611000](/recalls/nhtsa/25V611000.md), 2025-09-12: STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM
- [2015035](/recalls/tc/2015035.md), 2015-01-28: Structure
- [15V040000](/recalls/nhtsa/15V040000.md), 2015-01-28: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SSM 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the body control module \(BCM\). The Factory Keyless Entry Code application within the diagnostic scan tool will not provide an applicable master code for the accessory wireless keypad. If the wallet card for an accessory keypad is not available, the "Wireless RF Keypad Diagnosis Guide" can be referenced and provides direction on how to retrieve the master code. This guide is located under the Workshop Manual tab \> Accessories \> Installation \> Wireless RF Keypad Diagnosis Guide \> PPT C \> Step C2.\<br /\>\<br /\> Note: The only available keypad for some vehicles from the assembly plant is the accessory wireless keyless entry keypad. The integrated wired keypad cannot be installed on vehicles not equipped from the factory with a wired keyless entry k
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; AIR BAGS; STRUCTURE. 49 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications \- March 2016 Air bag warning light illuminated with diagnostic trouble code \(DTC\) B141B and/or B141C
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; AIR BAGS; ENGINE; STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 49 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications \- January 2016
- [TSB 19\-2051](/bulletins/10156869.md), 2019-04-08, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. Some 2011\-2019 Taurus/Police Interceptor Sedan vehicles may exhibit a loose and/or sagging headliner near the high mounted stoplamp. This may be caused by the headliner mounting bracket separating from the headliner. To resolve the condition, reapply adhesive to the headliner mounting bracket.
- [TSB18\-2088](/bulletins/10137118.md), 2018-05-21, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Some 2014\-2018 Taurus vehicles may exhibit the gearshift selector lever bezel door binding, skewed and/or not latching. This may be due to the door post becoming detached from the trim panel door pivot linkage. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition.
- [TSB\-13\-6\-11](/bulletins/10053465.md), 2013-10-30, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. FORD: ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT DOOR, ON SOME VEHICLES, THE BALLISTIC DOOR PANELS MAY EXHIBIT A STICKING OR BINDING OF DOOR WINDOW GLASS. MODELS 2013 TAURUS, EXPLORER. \*PE

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