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Service bulletin 96714

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 id613335
Published by NHTSA2000-06-21
Manufacturer's number96714
Manufacturer's date1996-03-25
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING A NEW TRANSMISSION CASE AND MAIN CONTROL RELEASED FOR SERVICE ON AODE / 4R70W TRANSMISSIONS. *TT

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

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
FORD E-1501994, 1995
FORD F-1501994, 1995
FORD MUSTANG1994, 1995
FORD THUNDERBIRD1994, 1995
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
MERCURY COUGAR1994, 1995
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

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

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