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Service bulletin 962516

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id50972
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's number962516
Manufacturer's date1996-12-02
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT

NHTSA's summary

AXKE LEAKS - FLUID LEAKS FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE AT AXLE SHAFTS - NEW DESIGN REPLACEMENT CV JOINT BOOTS. *TW

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
FORD FESTIVA1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD PROBE1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
MERCURY TRACER1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

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

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