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Service bulletin BC0880961004

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id50437
Published by NHTSA1997-04-24
Manufacturer's numberBC0880961004
Manufacturer's date1996-10-04
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

LACK OF COOLING DUE TO COMPLETE LOSS OF CHARGE. MAY HAVE A MACHINING DEFECT IN THE HIGH PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine, Cooling system

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1996
FORD WINDSTAR1996

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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