Service bulletin BC1019697230
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
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| NHTSA id | 51556 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1997-06-27 |
| Manufacturer's number | BC1019697230 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1997-01-23 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT |
NHTSA's summary
REPLACING FRONT OR REAR STRUTS ON A 1996/97 VEHICLE, THE REPLACEMENT STRUT MAY APPEAR TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2" TOO SHORT WHEN COMPARED TO THE STRUT IN THE VEHICLE. *JD
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
Suspension, Shocks and struts
| FORD TAURUS | 1996, 1997 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY SABLE | 1996, 1997 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| BC3482972301 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. REPLACING FRONT REAR STRUTS ON A VEHICLE, THE REPLACEMENT STRUT MAY APPEAR TO BE APPOXIMATELY 2" TOO SHORT. *JD |
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