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Service bulletin BC5175961001

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 id50454
Published by NHTSA1997-04-24
Manufacturer's numberBC5175961001
Manufacturer's date1996-10-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS OF A/C GOING TO DEFROST MODE WHEN CLIMBING GRADES OR ACCELERATING ARE LIKELY CAUSED BY VACUUM LEAKS. *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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR
FORD ASPIRE
FORD BRONCO
FORD BRONCO II
FORD CONTOUR
FORD CROWN VICTORIA
FORD E SERIES
FORD E-1501998
FORD E150
FORD E250
FORD ECONOLINE
FORD ESCORT
FORD EXPEDITION
FORD EXPLORER
FORD F SERIES
FORD F SERIES (LIGHT)
FORD F SERIES (MEDIUM)
FORD F SUPER DUTY
FORD F150
FORD F250
FORD F350
FORD LTD
FORD MUSTANG
FORD PROBE
FORD RANGER
FORD TAURUS
FORD TEMPO
FORD THUNDERBIRD
FORD WINDSTAR
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
LINCOLN MARK VIII (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
MERCURY COUGAR
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
MERCURY MARQUIS
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER
MERCURY MYSTIQUE
MERCURY SABLE
MERCURY TOPAZ
MERCURY TRACER
MERCURY VILLAGER

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
04V5620002004-11-26. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
BC96959610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL (EATC) INVALID DIAGNOSTIC CODES U1235 & 155 MAY BE STORED IF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS CYCLED FROM 'OFF' TO 'RUN' EXTREMELY SLOWLY. *TT