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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 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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BC03159723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. MISFIRE CODES P0300-P0306- REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES DO NOT APPLY TO AEROSTAR3.0L CALIBRATIONS. *JD
BC03249702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. COLD ENGINE KNOCK/TICK NOISE. *JD
BC01919702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEVERAL MEGAFUSES ARE USED. NOW HAS A NEW PLASTIC COVER. *JD
9626191997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE - 4.0L - TORQUE-TO-YIELD (TTY) CRANKSHAFT DAMPER BOLT. *TW
9626171997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKES - BRAKE SERVICE - SERVICE TIPS. *TW
9626161997-06-17. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. SLIDING DOOR - DAMAGED OR MISADJUSTED LATCH MECHANISM. *TW
9626121997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9625241997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE - 4.0L - NEW TORQUE-TO-YIELD CONNECTING ROD FASTENERS. *TW
9625111997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE -REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) - SERVICE PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962261997-06-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING - COMPRESSOR FAILURE - INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT OIL. *TW
962251997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR - REPLACEMENT AS AN ASSEMBLY - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962231997-06-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. LONG CRANK - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE - VEHICLES BUILT FROM 11/1/94 THROUGH 3/30/96 -STALL - AFTER STARTING WHEN ENGINE ALLOWED TO SOAK FROM 1-4 HOURS - STICKING IDLE AIR CONTROL (IAC) VALVE. *TW
962221997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKES - ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962211997-06-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR GLASS - FOG/FILM. *TW
962491997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962461997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WIRING - ELECTRICAL DIODE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE REPLACEMENTS. *TW
BC97149611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICING EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PURGE FLOW SYSTEM. *TW
BC04909611121997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED COMPONENT. *TW
BC04079611151997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED PARTS. *TW
BC03449611271997-06-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. 1996-1997 AEROSTAR INTERIOR TRIM PANELS ARE OCCASIONALLY BEING REPORTED WITH ISSUES OF DAMAGE/DELAMINATION/HOLES. *TW
BC03249611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. COLD ENGINE KNOCK/TICK NOISE. *TW
BC03139611011997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CODE P030X, WITH NO DRIVEABILITY COMPLAINT. *TW
BC96889610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. INFORMATION FOR WHEN DIAGNOSING CONCERNS W/ FACTORY INSTALLED CELLULAR PHONES. *TT
BC96669610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 2.5L DURATEC ENGINE EXCHANGES NO LONGER INCLUDE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE COMPONENT, OIL LEVEL INDICATOR, WATER PUMP BELT/TENSIONER, EGR TUBE, LINKSHAFT BRACKET OR EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. *TT
BC51919610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.