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Service bulletin 96223

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 id50942
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's number96223
Manufacturer's date1996-10-21
NHTSA componentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

LONG CRANK - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE - VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/1/94 THROUGH 3/30/96 -STALL - AFTER STARTING WHEN ENGINE ALLOWED TO SOAK FROM 1-4 HOURS - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE. *TW

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

Throttle and cruise control

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO1995, 1996
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1995, 1996
FORD ECONOLINE1995 to 1996
FORD ESCORT1995, 1996
FORD EXPLORER1996
FORD F-1501995, 1996
FORD F-2501995, 1996
FORD F-3501995, 1996
FORD MUSTANG1995, 1996
FORD RANGER1995, 1996
FORD TAURUS1995, 1996
FORD THUNDERBIRD1995, 1996
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1995, 1996
LINCOLN MARK VIII1995, 1996 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1995, 1996
MERCURY COUGAR1996
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1995, 1996
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996
MERCURY SABLE1995, 1996
MERCURY TRACER1995, 1996

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
09V3990002009-10-13. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
08V0510002008-02-04. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
07V3360002007-08-03. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
06V2860002006-08-01. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
05V3880002005-09-07. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
97V2250001997-12-08. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
97V0740001997-04-30. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
97V0250001997-02-26. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
032162004-01-09. Service bulletin. A LACK OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL WHEN MOVING OFF OF THE IDLE POSITION. *TT
031832003-11-15. Service bulletin. DEDICATED COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DEDICATED 4.6L OR 5.4L CNG ENGINE ONLY. *TT
157022002-11-07. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING SPEED CONTROL LAMP. *TT
012142002-02-22. Service bulletin. INFORMATION TO AID IN DIAGNOSIS FOR CLARIFICATION OF LOCK-OFF SOLENOID AND SOLENOID TANK VALVE COIL RSISTANCES FOR BI-FUEL VEHICLES. *TT
002432001-03-02. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET MAY BECOME LOOSE OR SEPARATED FROM THE DASH PANEL. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY REPEATED EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, RESULTING IN CRACKING OF THE DASH PANEL SHEET METAL AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BRACKET. *TT
52622001-01-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE INFORMATION FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING STALL ON DECELERATION CONDITION. *TT
52502001-01-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON SUPER DUTY MODELS WITH 7.3L DIESEL ENGINES EXHIBITING ROUGH IDLE / MISS CONDITION. *TT
52032001-01-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *TT
46142001-01-02. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING ROUGH IDLE / MISS. *TT
134542000-11-28. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH VOLTAGE READINGS - SERVICE TIP. *TT