# Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Thunderbird

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.

115 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [02208](/bulletins/10013060.md), 2005-04-07, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. \*EH
- [02176](/bulletins/10008580.md), 2004-08-05, Service bulletin: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. LAMP\-BRAKE\-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. \*MJ
- [02221](/bulletins/10008304.md), 2004-07-27, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE\-GEAR DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZERS\-INCORRECT INSTALLATION\-CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER \(CMP\) INSTALLATION TOOL CORRECT APPLICATION. \*MJ
- [03261](/bulletins/10008279.md), 2004-07-26, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. NEW SERVICE PART \- NUMBER 5 NEEDLE BEARING AND RACE KIT \- 4R70W TRANSMISSION \- SERVICE TIP. \*TT
- [03181](/bulletins/10004027.md), 2003-11-14, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY \(RKE\) \- SERVICE TIPS. \*TT
- [870197](/bulletins/10000592.md), 2003-03-25, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INCORRECTLY INSTALLED GEAR DRIVEN CAMSHAFT POSITION \(CMP\) SENSOR SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLIES CAUSING SURGE, LOST OF POWER, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1336, P1309 AND P0340. \*TT
- [0222](/bulletins/630628.md), 2002-04-19, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD CROSSOVER \(FIRST RUNNER\) COOLANT SEEPAGE CONDITION. \*TT
- [01246](/bulletins/630515.md), 2002-04-18, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE OIL SYSTEM PRIMING PROCEDURES, SERVICE TIPS FOR REPORTS OF PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE. \*TT
- [0214](/bulletins/630001.md), 2002-04-11, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME ENGINE ASSEMBLIES WITH ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS REPAIRED IN\-VEHILE HAVE BEEN FOUND TO LEAK COOLANT AND/OR OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AREA. \*TT
- [01181](/bulletins/625715.md), 2001-11-30, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH. BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK.\*JB
- [01157](/bulletins/623988.md), 2001-10-31, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. \*SLC
- [01156](/bulletins/623944.md), 2001-10-31, Service bulletin: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. \*SLC
- [0147](/bulletins/619424.md), 2001-05-30, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES \- SAE 5W\-20 MOTOR OIL. \*TT
- [002310](/bulletins/616522.md), 2001-03-05, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUBJECT REGARDING CONTAMINATION FROM PRIOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS OR EXCESS WEAR MAY BE TRAPPED IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING SYSTEM. \*TT
- [11760](/bulletins/615262.md), 2001-01-10, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN RPM FLARE ON A FORCED 4/2 DOWNSHIFT. \*TT
- [99152](/bulletins/608431.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. \*TT
- [991210](/bulletins/606461.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A PRIVATE LABELED MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR IRON PARTICLE / ACID RAIN SERVICE REPAIRS. \*TT
- [99111](/bulletins/606433.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION DESIGNED TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TESTING AND REPAIR OF NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS \(NVH\) CONCERNS. \*TT
- [99\-8\-15](/bulletins/606419.md), 2001-01-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT \- SERVICE TIP. \*TT
- [4643](/bulletins/615181.md), 2001-01-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN RPM FLARE ON A FORCED 4/2 DOWNSHIFT. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMANDED ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL IS AT APPROMATELY 10 PSI. \*TT
- [983108](/bulletins/607402.md), 2000-12-21, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EFFECTIVE MARCH 2, 1998M3.8L ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS ADDED TO FQR\(FORD QUALITY RENEWAL\) ASSEMBLY PROGRAM. \*AK
- [985A6](/bulletins/601004.md), 2000-12-14, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES MAY CYCLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH ROADS OR ON AN INCLINE WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN. \*YC
- [985A18](/bulletins/601018.md), 2000-12-08, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT BRAKE ROUGHNESS \(BRAKE PEDAL PULSATION, STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AND / OR NIBBLE\) UNDER LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS FROM 105 TO 0 KM/H \(65 TO 0 MPH\). \*YC
- [99B29\#1](/bulletins/613562.md), 2000-07-21, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACMENT OF ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. \*\*MR
- [96711](/bulletins/613332.md), 2000-06-21, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME 4R70W TRANSMISSIONS WERE BUILT WITH A UNIQUE CASE AND REQUIRE A SPACER TO BE INSTALLED BETWEEN THE LOW / REVERSE SERVO COVER AND RETAINING RING. \*TT

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