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Service bulletin BC5217961001

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 id50492
Published by NHTSA1997-04-24
Manufacturer's numberBC5217961001
Manufacturer's date1996-10-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON REPLACED/REPAIRED MANUAL TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY AND RETURNED W/ SIGNS OF IMPROPER/LACK OF MAINTENANCE OR MISDIAGNOSIS. *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

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROMAX
FORD AEROSTAR
FORD ASPIRE
FORD BRONCO
FORD BRONCO II
FORD CARGO
FORD CONTOUR
FORD E SERIES
FORD E-1501998
FORD E150
FORD E250
FORD ECONOLINE
FORD ESCORT
FORD EXPEDITION
FORD EXPLORER
FORD F SERIES
FORD F SERIES (HEAVY)
FORD F SERIES (LIGHT)
FORD F SERIES (MEDIUM)
FORD F SUPER DUTY
FORD F150
FORD F250
FORD F350
FORD F47
FORD L SERIES
FORD L SERIES (HEAVY)
FORD LOUISVILLE
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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
BC96949610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES THAT MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT DELAY IN THE FIRST DRIVE AWAY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT, OR FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
BC96429610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AODE OR 4R70W TRANSMISSION HAS A CONCERN OF SHUDDER FROM THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR OR DURING 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
BC48549610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. REVISED EEC CALIBRATION HAS BEEN INCORPORATED IN PCM CALIBRATION FOR VEHICLES WHICH DISPLAY LACK OF POWER DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER ENGAGEMENT SCHEDULING, CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURES, ROUGH IDLE OR HARD START ON HOT RESTART. *TT