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Service bulletin BC9682961001

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 id50541
Published by NHTSA1997-05-27
Manufacturer's numberBC9682961001
Manufacturer's date1996-10-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS FOR THE LABOR TIME STANDARD IN TBS 96-19-02 (STEERING - GRUNT NOISE DURING STEERING WHEEL RETURN FROM FULL RIGHT TURN) IS INCORRECT. *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

Steering, Steering column and wheel

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 EXPEDITION1997
FORD EXPLORER
FORD F SERIES (LIGHT)
FORD F SERIES (MEDIUM)
FORD F SUPER DUTY
FORD F150
FORD F250
FORD F350
FORD F47
FORD LTD
FORD MUSTANG
FORD PROBE
FORD RANGER
FORD TAURUS
FORD THUNDERBIRD
FORD WINDSTAR
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
LINCOLN MARK
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
MERCURY COUGAR
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
MERCURY MARQUIS
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997
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
981692000-04-07. Service bulletin. STEERING -ALIGNMENT-TOE SET PROCEDURE SERVICE TIP. YD
976141997-07-17. Service bulletin. STEERING COLUMN- HIGH SPEED VIBRATION- 4X2 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L ENGINE. *JD