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Service bulletin 96221

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 id50940
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's number96221
Manufacturer's date1996-10-21
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

NHTSA's summary

WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR GLASS - FOG/FILM. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Windshield

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO II1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1984 to 1986
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ECONOLINE1986 to 1997
FORD ESCORT1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD EXP1984 to 1988
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F SUPER DUTY1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F1501984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD F2501984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD F3501984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD FESTIVA1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD LTD1984, 1985, 1986
FORD MUSTANG1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD PROBE1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TEMPO1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY LN71984 to 1987
MERCURY LYNX1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
MERCURY MARQUIS1984, 1985, 1986
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY TOPAZ1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1987
MERCURY TRACER1988, 1989
MERKUR MERKUR1985 to 1989
MERKUR SCORPIO1988, 1989, 1990

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
95V0090001995-01-24. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
89V1740001989-10-13. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

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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46082001-01-02. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PASSENGER AND / OR DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW(S) THAT DO NOT ROLL PROPERLY. *TT
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138382000-06-08. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING A WINDSHIELD CREAK / SQUEAK. *TT
132442000-03-22. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING WINDNOISE FROM WINDSHIELD/COWL AREA. *MJS
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