Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Crown Victoria
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.
157 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| BC5195961001 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. TIRES. FIRESTONE P235 TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION AT 65-75 MPH. *TT |
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| BC5191961001 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT |
| BC0834961009 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS. GROAN NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES, USUALLY NOTICED ON LIGHT BRAKE USE. *TT |
| BC0810961011 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ AN AODE OR 4R70W TRANS HAS A CONCERN OF SHUDDER FROM THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR OR DURING 3-4 SHIFT. *TT |
| BC0706961022 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. LIGHT TO MODERATE AXLE NOISE (AXLE WHINE) AT 50 TO 65 MPH (80 TO 105 KPH) DURING ACCELS, DECELS OR CRUISE. *TT |
| 95212 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL. |
| BC0248960102 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. TEMP. LOSS OF MEMORY SEAT SETTINGS, MEMORY MIRROR SETTINGS OR INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF EASY ENTRY/EXIT SYSTEM MAY BE FROM REGULATOR RESET ISSUE IN DRIVERS SEAT MODULE (DSM). REPLACE DSM W/ SERVICE PARTS DATE CODED 11/13/95 OR LATER ON TOWN CAR, 11/15/95 OR LATER ON CROWN VIC/ GRAND MARQUIS & 11/17/95 OR LATER ON CONTINENTAL. DATE CODE IS ON WHITE LABEL ON MODULE IN YEAR, MONTH, DAY FORMAT (951113). GOOD PARTS CAN BE FOUND BY A BLUE STICKER NEAR DATE CODE. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.