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Service bulletin 962511

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 id50968
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's number962511
Manufacturer's date1996-12-02
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE -REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) - SERVICE PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1996
FORD CONTOUR1996, 1997
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ECONOLINE1994 to 1997
FORD ESCORT1996, 1997
FORD EXPEDITION1997
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997
FORD F-1501994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-2501994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD MUSTANG1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD PROBE1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997
FORD THUNDERBIRD1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN MARK VIII1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MERCURY COUGAR1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1996, 1997
MERCURY SABLE1996, 1997
MERCURY TRACER1997, 1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
99V0290001999-02-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
94V1010001994-05-25. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
9803092001-02-06. Service bulletin. STALL ON COLD START WHEN COLD. *AK
98-47422000-11-03. Service bulletin. VEHICLE STALLS UPON ACCELERATION. *AK
121542000-06-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PATS (SECURILOCK) EXCEPT CERTAIN MODELS NOW HAVE AVAILABILITY OF FLEET KEYS THROUGH ROTUNDA. *MJS
79532000-06-08. Service bulletin. ALL VEHICLES WITH SECURILOCK (PARTS) DO NOT USE THE SAME TYPE OF IGNITION KEY. DIFFERENT PATS KEYS EXIST FOR DIFFERENT VEHICLES.
9835661999-10-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING ANY PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT
991641999-10-04. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH A HARD TO TURN IGNITION KEY AND / OR A HARD TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION CYLINDER. *TT
98113451999-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING IS INVESTGATING VEHICLES EXHIBITING A CONDITION IN WHICH THE IGNITION KEY IS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND / OR DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE FROM THE SWITCH. *TT
9835661999-09-23. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT
99941999-08-20. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON ANTI-THEFT SELF-ACTIVATION SERVICE TIPS. *TT