# Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Aerostar

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.

104 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [02176](/bulletins/10008580.md), 2004-08-05, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. LAMP\-BRAKE\-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. \*MJ
- [02221](/bulletins/10008304.md), 2004-07-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE\-GEAR DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZERS\-INCORRECT INSTALLATION\-CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER \(CMP\) INSTALLATION TOOL CORRECT APPLICATION. \*MJ
- [03148](/bulletins/10003748.md), 2003-10-29, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER \- SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. \*TT
- [870197](/bulletins/10000592.md), 2003-03-25, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECTLY INSTALLED GEAR DRIVEN CAMSHAFT POSITION \(CMP\) SENSOR SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLIES CAUSING SURGE, LOST OF POWER, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1336, P1309 AND P0340. \*TT
- [0282](/bulletins/637922.md), 2002-12-09, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 9/15/2001 MAY EXHIBIT LOW LINE PRESSURE READINGS WHILE IN DRIVE, NO 2ND GEAR, NO 3RD GEAR, NO ENGINE BRAKING IN MANUAL 1ST AND SLIPPING SHIFTS AND / OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENTS. \*TT
- [15887](/bulletins/637755.md), 2002-12-04, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO 1\-2 UPSHIFT, NO 2\-3 UPSHIFT, A NO ENGINE BRAKING CONDITION IN MANUAL 1 OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0732 \(GEAR 2 INCORRECT RATIO\) OR P0733 \(GEAR 3 INCORRECT RATIO\). \*TT
- [02138](/bulletins/635998.md), 2002-11-04, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. LOW LINE PRESSURE READING AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE \(WOT\), SLIPPING SHIFTS AND / OR DELAYED ENGAGEMENTS WITH POSSIBLE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0732, P0733, P1762 SET ON VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 12/1/2001. \*TT
- [02142](/bulletins/635982.md), 2002-11-04, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND A 4.0L OHV ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE / VIBRATION, NO DRIVE, UNUSUAL NOISE DURING CRANKING OR A NO CRANK CONDITION. \*TT
- [01246](/bulletins/630515.md), 2002-04-18, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. \*TT
- [01197](/bulletins/627752.md), 2002-02-22, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0L OHV ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE NOISE WHICH MAY BE PERCEIVED BY THE CUSTOMER AS A PISTON / ONNECTING ROD BEARING KNOCK. \*TT
- [01181](/bulletins/625715.md), 2001-11-30, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.\*JB
- [01157](/bulletins/623988.md), 2001-10-31, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. \*SLC
- [01156](/bulletins/623944.md), 2001-10-31, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. \*SLC
- [01124](/bulletins/622665.md), 2001-10-22, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ON SOME VEHICLES, ENGINE OIL MAY CONTINUE TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET AREA AFTER AN ENGINE OIL PAN GASKET REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED. \*TT
- [002310](/bulletins/616522.md), 2001-03-05, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUBJECT REGARDING CONTAMINATION FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. \*TT
- [99152](/bulletins/608431.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. \*TT
- [991210](/bulletins/606461.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A PRIVATE LABELED MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR IRON PARTICLE / ACID RAIN SERVICE REPAIRS. \*TT
- [99\-8\-15](/bulletins/606419.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT \- SERVICE TIP. \*TT
- [13118](/bulletins/6091931.md), 2000-11-16, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE NOISE WHICH MAY BE PERCEIVED BY THE CUSTOMER AS A PISTON / CONNECTING ROD BEARING KNOCK. \*TT
- [6896](/bulletins/608921.md), 2000-11-09, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE NOISE WHICH MAY BE PERCEIVED BY THE CUSTOMER AS A PISTON / CONNECTING ROD BEARING KNOCK. \*TT
- [8164](/bulletins/613621.md), 2000-07-26, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING PUMP ALIGNMENT TOOLS. \*\*MR
- [985A12](/bulletins/601010.md), 2000-06-29, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR TOWING BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. \*TT
- [96726](/bulletins/613348.md), 2000-06-22, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN REPLACING AN INTERNAL WIRING HARNESS ON 4R44E/4R55E TRANSMISSIONS BUILT BEFORE 11/30/95 WITH A NEW HARNESS, THE FLUID PAN MUST BE REPLACED ALSO. FAILURE TO CHANGE OVER OR CONVERT THE FLUID PAN MAY RESULT IN A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK OR A DAMAGED WIRING HARNESS. \*TT
- [96719](/bulletins/613340.md), 2000-06-21, Service bulletin: STEERING. EXPERIENCING A RAPPING OR CLANGING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED RAPIDLY OR WHEN TURNING ON A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE. \*TT
- [985A52](/bulletins/613023.md), 2000-06-16, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS SERVICE TIPS WHEN SERVICING ANY BRAKE RELATED ROUGHNESS / PULL CONCERNS. \*TT

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