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Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Taurus

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.

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

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Only bulletins with component: Exhaust and emissions are shown. Show all

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153902002-04-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND/OR EGR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES 332, P0401, P1407 (LACKOF EGR FLOW). *TT
148562001-05-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH 3.0L 2V VULCAN OR 4V DURATEC ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST RUST-THRU, WELD FATIGUE CONDITION BETWEEN THE TWO TOEBOARD CATALYSTS WHERE A TIE-IN BRACKET IS WELDED TO THE FORMED INLET PIPE OF THE REAR BANK TOEBOARD CATALYST. *TT
9850832000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. SOME VEHICLES (3.0L 4 VALVE ONLY) MAY EXHIBIT A CATALYTIC CONVERTER BUZZ OR RATTLE CONDITION ON A COLD START OR DURING A LOW RPM STEADY SPEED. *TT
9823101999-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK
9820101999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
BC07009610221997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLES EXHIBITING LEAN CODES P0171 & P0174 (VACUUM LEAK). NOTE: LOW FUEL PRESSURE/DELIVERY CAN ALSO SET THESE CODES. *TT
DNP95B741996-04-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. ANNOUNCEMENT OF DELIVERY HOLD AND DEALER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM 95B74 FOR 1996 MODEL TAURUS AND SABLE CARS EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINES HAVING CALIBRATION CODES 6-10A-RO7 AND 6-10S-RO7 (ALL 2V 3.0L ENGINES) BUILT AT THE ATLANTA ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JULY 31, THROUGH AUGUST 4, 1995. THIS ACTION IS NECESSARY AS THE AFFECTED CARS HAVE AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM PURGE HOSE WHICH COULD CONTACT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD AND RUB THROUGH, RESULTING IN VARYING DEGREES OF ENGINE IDLE VARIATIONS AND ROUGH RUNNING. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION DEALERS ARE TO INSPECT THE PURGE HOSE FOR PROPER CLEARANCE. IF THE CLEARANCE IS LESS THAN 1 1/2 INCHES, THE HOS IS TO BE REMOVED, SHORTENED AND REINSTALLED. *TW

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