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Service bulletin BC9667961001

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 id50528
Published by NHTSA1997-05-27
Manufacturer's numberBC9667961001
Manufacturer's date1996-10-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

INVESTIGATING MIL ON ACCOMPANIED BY CODE 1405. *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, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1997

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

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