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Service bulletin 9735

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 id51662
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's number9735
Manufacturer's date1997-02-03
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

AIR CONDITIONING- R-134A TRACER DYE INSTALLED IN A/C SYSTEM AND THREE O-RING SPRING LOCK COUPLERS- SERVICE TIP. *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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1996
FORD CONTOUR1996, 1997
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1996, 1997
FORD ECONOLINE1996 to 1997
FORD ESCORT1996, 1997
FORD EXPEDITION1997
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997
FORD F-1501996, 1997
FORD F-2501996, 1997
FORD F-3501996, 1997
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997
FORD PROBE1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1996, 1997
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997
FORD THUNDERBIRD1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1996, 1997
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1996, 1997
LINCOLN MARK VIII1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1996, 1997
MERCURY MARQUIS1996 to 1997
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1996, 1997
MERCURY SABLE1996, 1997
MERCURY TRACER1996, 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
96V1610001996-08-29. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
19960171996-01-25. Heater And Defroster
96V0070001996-01-16. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

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
TSB-14-01642015-07-31. Service bulletin. FORD/LINCOLN: SAFETY RECALL REGARDING HIGH CORROSION AREAS FOR OPERATING, FOR AN EXTENDED TIME, VEHICLES WHERE BOTH OR ONE STRAP OF FUEL TANK CAN FRACTURE, AFTER CONTACTING GROUND. MODEL 1997-99 F250 LD, 1997-03 F150, 2004 F150 HERITAGE, 2002-03 BLACKWOOD. *PE
0220012005-04-07. Service bulletin. REPLACEMENT SPEAKER INSTALLATION TIPS. *TT
022082005-04-07. Service bulletin. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH
022362004-07-27. Service bulletin. ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE COOL/WARM FUNCTION OF THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM - REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR STRATIFICATION (SECONDARY) TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR. *TT
02B022003-04-03. Service bulletin. INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL POLICE INTERCEPTOR PACKAGE UPGRADE KIT. *TT UPDATE PART 2. EXPIRATION DATE REMOVED. *TT
012122002-02-22. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L OHV ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A LOUD A/C CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT. *TT
011862001-11-30. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CONTROL, LOUD A/C CLUTCH CYCLING NOISE.*JB
151982001-11-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT LOUD A/C CLUTCH CYCLING NOISE CONDITION. *JG
151672001-11-08. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LOUD COMPRESSOR CYCLING NOISE. *YH
NHTSA 6245172001-11-07. Service bulletin. 07-NOV-2001