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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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01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
121542000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PATS (SECURILOCK) EXCEPT CERTAIN MODELS NOW HAVE AVAILABILITY OF FLEET KEYS THROUGH ROTUNDA. *MJS
9835661999-10-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING ANY PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT
9835661999-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT
981101999-07-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT
9803141999-02-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. EXPERIENCING A HARD START / LONG CRANK. *YC
976131997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. TRANSAXLE- AX4S/AX4N- DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) 628, P0741 AND/OR P1744 STORED IN MEMORY AFTER TRANSAXLE EXCHANGE. *JD
97671997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)- DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0172, P0175, P1130, P1150 AND/OR P1152 STORED IN MEMORY AND/OR STALL ON LOW SPEED ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION- 3.4L SHO VEHICLES ONLY. *JD
BC32729702071997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) - VEHICLE WILL NOT START WITHOUT THE CORRECT IGNITION KEY. *TW
BC32179702131997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SURGE BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. *TW
BC32169702131997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. STALL ON COLD ENGAGEMENT. *TW
BC32069702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. UPDATE CALIBRATION INFORMATION TO CORRECT HESITATION/STUMBLE NOTICEABLE AT TIP IN.
BC10276970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THIS IS AN UPDATE TO AN EXISTING OASIS MESSAGE FOR HESSITATION/STUMBLE ON VEHICLES. *JD
BC10263970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. CONCERN OF SURGE BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. *JD
BC10263972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. UPDATE TO SSM 10133 FOR HESITATION/STUMBLE OF VEHICLES. *JD
BC03099702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SURGE AT STEADY STATE CRUISE (POWER TRAIN SHUFFLE), MISFIRE CODES,STALLS AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TW
BC10250972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *JD
BC03099723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SURGE AT STEADY CRUISE (POWER TRAIN SHUFFLE), MISFIRE CODES, STALLS AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *JD
BC10113970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. VEHICLES EXHIBITING A HESITATION/STUMBLE- CONDITION IS NOTICEABLE AT TIP IN AND DURING A 4-2 DOWNSHIFT- NEW CALIBRATION. *JD
BC01519702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. EXHIBITHING A HESITATION/STUMBLE. THIS APPLIES TO CALIBRATRIONS. *JD
BC00429702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. FOR 1996 3.OL 2-VALVE VEHICLES STOP UPDATING THE PROCESSOR TO THE R-12 CALIBRATION. *JD
962651997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, AND/OR P0308 STORED IN MEMORY. *TW
9625111997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE -REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) - SERVICE PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
9625101997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307 AND/OR P0308 STORED IN MEMORY. *TW

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