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Service bulletin BC0810961011

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 id50412
Published by NHTSA1997-04-24
Manufacturer's numberBC0810961011
Manufacturer's date1996-10-11
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ AN AODE OR 4R70W TRANS HAS A CONCERN OF SHUDDER FROM THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR OR DURING 3-4 SHIFT. *TT

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, Automatic transmission, Torque converter

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD MUSTANG1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD THUNDERBIRD1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

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

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