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Service bulletin 962524

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 id50980
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's number962524
Manufacturer's date1996-12-02
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

ENGINE - 4.0L - NEW TORQUE-TO-YIELD CONNECTING ROD FASTENERS. *TW

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1996
FORD EXPLORER1996
FORD RANGER1996

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19970721997-04-02. Engine

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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