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December 1, 1998 Service bulletin

Some vehicles may exhibit a ngs error message, total checksum error after ngs / sbts PCM reprogramming

Ford technical service bulletin 5205 for 1996-1997 Ford Taurus, 1998 Ford Windstar and 1996-1997 Mercury Sable and others.

Bulletin number
5205
Component
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/tecm)
Summary
Some vehicles may exhibit a ngs error message, total checksum error after ngs / sbts PCM reprogramming. Tt

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