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Service bulletin 97111

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 id51366
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's number97111
Manufacturer's date1997-01-02
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

SUSPENSION-NOISE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE- NOISE-"CRUNCHING/GRUNTING" FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. *JD

The document

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Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
MERCURY VILLAGER1993

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

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967222000-06-21. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A CRUNCH / GRUNT NOISE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION OF SOME VEHICLES. *TT
BC00559723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. A CHUNCH/GRUNT NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE BUSHING MAY BE REPAIRED BY INSTALLING AN IMPROVED SHACKLE ASSEMBLY.JD
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BC06909610231997-04-24. Service bulletin. IMPROVED REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS AVAILABLE. *TT
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BC41599503011995-03-30. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A LOW TONED RATTLE/CLUNK FROM THE REAR PORTION OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVINE LESS THAN 25 MPH. *TW