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Service bulletin 962612

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 id50997
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's number962612
Manufacturer's date1996-12-16
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

NHTSA's summary

TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Torque converter

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO II1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1985 to 1986
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ECONOLINE1985 to 1997
FORD ESCORT1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD EXP1985 to 1988
FORD EXPEDITION1997
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F SUPER DUTY1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F1501985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD F2501985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD F3501985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD FESTIVA1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD LTD1985, 1986
FORD MUSTANG1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD PROBE1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TEMPO1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN MARK VII1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY CAPRI1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY COUGAR1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY LN71985 to 1987
MERCURY LYNX1985, 1986, 1987
MERCURY MARQUIS1985, 1986
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY TOPAZ1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1987
MERCURY TRACER1988, 1989
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERKUR SCORPIO1988, 1989, 1990
MERKUR XR4TI1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
98V2330001998-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
97V1710001997-10-07. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
97V1470001997-09-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97V0970001997-06-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
96V1760001996-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
96V1660001996-09-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
96V0860001996-05-14. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
93V1800001993-11-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
91V1890001991-11-04. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
91V0480001991-03-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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

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0421072005-04-28. Service bulletin. GENERAL (PCM) POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
042172005-04-15. Service bulletin. GENERAL POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES. *TT
032612004-07-26. Service bulletin. NEW SERVICE PART - NUMBER 5 NEEDLE BEARING AND RACE KIT - 4R70W TRANSMISSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT
031482003-10-29. Service bulletin. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT
031232003-09-10. Service bulletin. TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING WHEN COMMANDED AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0741 OR P1744 STORED IN MEMORY. MODELS FROM 1996 TO 2003. *TT
158942002-12-06. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING AUTOMATIC SHIFTER ASSEMBLY OR THE INDICATOR HOUSING REPLACEMENT. *TT
157492002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE MAY EXHIBIT A NOTCHY OR STICKING FEELING IN SLOW SPEED TURNS WITH NO EFFECT ON STEERING EFFORTS OR ASSIST WHILE IN THE AUTOMATIC 4X4 POSITION. *TT
011812001-11-30. Service bulletin. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.*JB
011662001-11-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT WATER IN THE TRANSFER CASE, THIS COULD CAUSE LOW RANGE 4X4 LAMP TO ILLUMINATE, SHORT OF TRANSFER CASE SWITCH, OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BE ERRATIC OR INOPERATIVE. *SLC
99872001-09-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HARSH DOWNSHIFT FROM 3RD TO 1ST GEAR WHILE STOPPING, HESITATION AFTER ACCELERATION FROM STOP AND / OR LACK OF POWER AFTER ACCELERATION FROM STOP ON VEHICLES WITH 4.0L OR 5.0L ENGINES. *TT