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Service bulletin BC101209702

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 id51184
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's numberBC101209702
Manufacturer's date1997-01-02
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

VERIFY THE TRANSAXLE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE IS THE CORRECT MODEL AND MODEL YEAR FOR THE VEHICLE. *JD

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

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY SABLE1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
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
88V1010001988-06-27. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT

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
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
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
011812001-11-30. Service bulletin. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.*JB
147732001-05-31. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON INDEXING ORANGE DOT ON TORQUE CONVERTER TO FLEXPLATE. *TT
148112001-05-23. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL PARTS REQUIRED WHEN REPLACING TRANSFER CASE ON VEHICLES EQUIPPPED WITH AX4S TRANSAXLE. *TT
00E112001-05-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE ACTION 00E11, SUPPLEMENT #1 - UPDATE INFORMATION REGARDING ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM UPGRADE. *TT
9803042001-02-06. Service bulletin. INTERMITTENT NO FORWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH OR WITHOUT DTC P1784 ACTION. *AK
52052001-01-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NGS ERROR MESSAGE, TOTAL CHECKSUM ERROR AFTER NGS / SBTS PCM REPROGRAMMING. *TT