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Service bulletin BC9666961001

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 id50527
Published by NHTSA1997-05-27
Manufacturer's numberBC9666961001
Manufacturer's date1996-10-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

2.5L DURATEC ENGINE EXCHANGES NO LONGER INCLUDE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE COMPONENT, OIL LEVEL INDICATOR, WATER PUMP BELT/TENSIONER, EGR TUBE, LINKSHAFT BRACKET OR EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1995, 1996, 1997
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ESCORT1995, 1996, 1997
FORD LTD1995 to 1997
FORD PROBE1997
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TEMPO1995 to 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1985
FORD WINDSTAR1996, 1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY TOPAZ1995
MERCURY TRACER1995, 1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20003062000-12-29. Engine
00V3670002000-11-06. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
19982251998-11-16. Engine
98V2060021998-11-03. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
19972211997-12-11. Engine

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

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02142002-04-11. Service bulletin. 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
012052002-02-26. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VACUUM OR AIR LEAKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND / OR ENGINE SYSTEM CAUSING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171 AND OR P0174. *TT
011972002-02-22. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0L OHV ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE NOISE WHICH MAY BE PERCEIVED BY THE CUSTOMER AS A PISTON / ONNECTING ROD BEARING KNOCK. *TT