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Service bulletin 96261

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 id50987
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's number96261
Manufacturer's date1996-12-16
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

NHTSA's summary

BODY - PRODUCT CHANGES FOR 1997 TAURUS/SABLE AND TAURUS SHO VEHICLES ELECTRICAL - PRODUCT CHANGES FOR 1997 TAURUS/SABLE AND TAURUS SHO VEHICLES MISCELLANEOUS - PRODUCT CHANGES FOR 1997 TAURUS/SABLE AND TAURUS SHO VEHICLES. *TW

The document

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Components

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS1997
MERCURY SABLE1997

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

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