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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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BC32719702071997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLUTTERING NOISE, WHEN IN FLOOR MODE, DUE TO THE FLOOR/DEFROST DOOR SEPARATING FROM THE MYLAR BACKING. *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
BC32119702131997-07-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. DIAGNOSIS OF MIL CODE P0172, P0175, P1150 AND P1152 OR A STALL ON LOW SPEED DECEL OR ACCEL. *TW
BC32069702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. UPDATE CALIBRATION INFORMATION TO CORRECT HESITATION/STUMBLE NOTICEABLE AT TIP IN.
BC32059702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERN OF WATER INGESTION IN ENGINE. *TW
BC10326970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. VEHICLES HAVE A CABIN AIR FILTER THAT MUST BE CHANGED EVERY 15000 MILES. *JD
BC10306970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. GROAN OR MOAN NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN RETURNING FROM A RIGHT TURN. *JD
BC10298970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. KNOCK OR WOP NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. *JD
BC31529702191997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. KNOCK OR WHOP NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. *TW
BC31449702201997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. TSB 96-26-05 DOES NOT LIST CALIBRATIONS 6-14S-R08, 6-14S-R10 AND 6-14S-R11 AS QUALIFIERS FOR REPROGRAMMING THE PCM - THESE ARE CALIFORNIA CALIBRATIONS. *TW
BC31429702201997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. GROAN OR MOAN NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN RETURNING FROM A RIGHT TURN. *TW
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
BC31009702241997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MICRON FILTER - REMINDER THAT THE FILTER MUST BE CHANGED EVERY 15000 MILES - SYMPTOMS THAT MIGHT INDICATE NEED FOR CHANGE INCLUDE POOR A/C-HEATER PERFORMANCE AND/OR WINDOW FOGGING. *TW
BC30619702281997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. REPEAT POWER STEERING GRUNT/GROAN AFTER COMPLETION OF TSB 97-02-04. *TW
97351997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING- R-134A TRACER DYE INSTALLED IN A/C SYSTEM AND THREE O-RING SPRING LOCK COUPLERS- SERVICE TIP. *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
BC0308A970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. THUMP/KLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. *TW
BC10250972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *JD
BC10248972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLUTTERING NOISE WHEN IN FLOOR MODE. *JD
BC0307A970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BATTERY OES DEAD OVERNIGHT. *TW
BC02919702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS. *TW
BC10214972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. WATER LEAK AT THE RIGHT FRONT FLOOR, CHECK FOR A BROKEN COWL TOP INNER PANEL SHIELD. *JD

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