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Service bulletin 95177

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id45965
Published by NHTSA1996-04-25
Manufacturer's number95177
Manufacturer's date1995-08-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

TRANSAXLE-REVISED CLUTCH CLEARANCES-AXODE/AX4S. *SD

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS1993, 1994, 1995
FORD WINDSTAR1995
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1993, 1994
MERCURY SABLE1993, 1994, 1995

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
011712001-11-30. Service bulletin. TRANSAXLE - AX4S - REPLACEMENT APPLICATION CHART - WINDSTAR VEHICLES ONLY. *NLM
01172001-04-03. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REMANUFACTURED AX4S SHO TRANSAXLES BUILT WITH A UNIQUE TRIPLE CLUTCH PACK ASSEMBLY AND DRIVEN SPROCKET SUPPORT. *TT
0101072001-04-03. Service bulletin. SOME REMANUFACTURED AX4S SHO TRANSAXLES USED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WILL BE BUILT WITH A UNIQUE TRIPLE CLUTCH PACK ASSEMBLY AND DRIVEN SPROCKET SUPPORT. *JB
130242000-05-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 3-2 DOWNSHIFT WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN STEPPING INTO THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM THE CORNER. *TT
991842000-03-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AX4S TRANSAXLE, MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 2-3 DOWNSHIFT MAY OCCUR WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN ACCELERATING. *TT
9967351999-12-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 3-2 DOWNSHIFT WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN STEPPING INTO THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM THE CORNER. *TT
9826751999-02-25. Service bulletin. A REVISED FORWARD CLUTCH INNER SEAL FOR THE AXOD, AXODE, AX4S & AX4N TRANSAXLE IS AVAILABLE WITH IMPROVED SEALING AND REDUCED CHANCE OF THE SEAL ROLLING DURING INSTALLATION. *YC