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Service bulletin BC0040961101

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 id50813
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's numberBC0040961101
Manufacturer's date1996-11-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

DAMAGE TO FRONT AND/OR REAR 02 SENSORS FOR 96-97 VILLAGERS. *TW

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
MERCURY VILLAGER1996, 1997

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

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