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Service bulletin 980314

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 id603508
Published by NHTSA1999-02-23
Manufacturer's number980314
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

EXPERIENCING A HARD START / LONG CRANK. *YC

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

Electrical system, Ignition

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997
FORD TAURUS SHO1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MERCURY SABLE1996, 1997

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

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