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Service bulletin BC1021597230

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 id51577
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's numberBC1021597230
Manufacturer's date1997-01-23
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

NHTSA's summary

POOR HEATER CAPABILITY IN VILLAGERS DURING COLD WEATHER WHILE THE ENGINE IS AT IDLE. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
98V0120011998-03-23. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
95V2220011995-11-21. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
94V1420001994-08-01. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

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
022082005-04-07. Service bulletin. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
991962000-03-08. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT
991952000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE INFORMATION FOR MUSTY AND MILDEW TYPE ODORS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING / HEATING SYSTEM. *TT
9820161999-03-02. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING LOW OR NO A/C PERFORMANCE IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *YC
98481998-07-16. Service bulletin. ANNOUNCING THE FORD OEM AIR CONDITIONING RETROFIT KIT AVAILABILITY. *YC
BC22909705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. FRONT DOOR WINDOW BINDING WHILE TRAVELING UP OR DOWN. *TW
977121997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL DISPLAY- DISPLAYS FAHRENHEIT AND CELSIUS IN DIFFERENT DISPLAYS- VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL. *JD
BC32109702131997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER DELAY FEATURE FOR POWER WINDOWS AND MOON ROOF. *TW
BC34119723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POOR HEATER CAPABILITY IN VEHICLES DURING COLD WEATHER WHILE THE ENGINE IS AT IDLE. *JD