Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Mustang
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.
168 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 96222 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKES - ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
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| 96221 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR GLASS - FOG/FILM. *TW |
| 96249 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
| 96246 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WIRING - ELECTRICAL DIODE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE REPLACEMENTS. *TW |
| BC9714961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERVICING EVAPORATIVE EMISSION PURGE FLOW SYSTEM. *TW |
| BC0490961112 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED COMPONENT. *TW |
| BC0407961115 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPLACING DIAGNOSED FAILED PARTS. *TW |
| BC0351961126 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. FORD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OIL LEAK AT THE REAR CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL. *TW |
| BC0314961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SERPENTINE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT ROLL-OFF OR LOSS OF ALIGNMENT. *TW |
| BC9690961001 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ A MANUAL TRANS, THE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT MAY COME OFF OF THE PULLEYS UNDER HIGH RPM CONDITIONS. *TT |
| BC9688961001 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. INFORMATION FOR WHEN DIAGNOSING CONCERNS W/ FACTORY INSTALLED CELLULAR PHONES. *TT |
| BC5195961001 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. TIRES. FIRESTONE P235 TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION AT 65-75 MPH. *TT |
| BC5191961001 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT |
| BC0990961021 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON ENGINE OIL LEAK AT THE OIL PAN, FRONT COVER &/OR THE FRONT & REAR CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL. *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 |
| 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. |
| BC0114960102 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. MUSTANG DOES NOT PROVIDE A SIMPLE MEANS OF CASTER ADJUSTMENT WHEN PERFORMING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. ENGINEERING IS DEVELOPING A SERVICE PROCEDURE TO ALLOW EASIER CASTER ADJUSTMENT. A TSB WILL BE ISSUED. |
| BC0112960102 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONVERTIBLES BUILT AFTER 12/4/95 WILL INCORPORATE REVISED INSIDE VISOR MOUNTING BRACKETS. THE BRACKETS WERE REVISED TO ALLOW FOR LONGER CONVERTIBLE TOP ALIGNMENT PINS. THE MATING HOLES FOR THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ALIGNMENT PINS NOW GO ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE VISOR MOUNTING BRACKETS. PROVIDES A MORE POSITIVE ALIGNMENT OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WHEN CLOSING. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.