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Service bulletin 962510

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 id50967
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's number962510
Manufacturer's date1996-12-02
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307 AND/OR P0308 STORED IN MEMORY. *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

Electrical system, Ignition

Trouble codes named

P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, P0308

Vehicles listed
FORD BRONCO1996
FORD CONTOUR1996
FORD ECONOLINE1996
FORD ESCORT1996, 1997
FORD EXPLORER1996
FORD F-1501996, 1997
FORD F-2501996
FORD F-3501996
FORD MUSTANG1996
FORD RANGER1996
FORD TAURUS1996
FORD THUNDERBIRD1996
FORD WINDSTAR1996
LINCOLN MARK VIII1996 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MERCURY COUGAR1996
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1996
MERCURY SABLE1996
MERCURY TRACER1996, 1997

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

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