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Service bulletin 9743

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 id51682
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's number9743
Manufacturer's date1997-02-17
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

BLOWER MOTOR- "CHIRP" OR "SQUEAK" FROM BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW SPEEDS. *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

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1993, 1994
FORD ESCORT1993, 1994
FORD MUSTANG1994
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD TEMPO1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1993, 1994
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MERCURY COUGAR1993, 1994
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TOPAZ1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1993, 1994
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 1994

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19970601997-03-20. Engine
97V0190001997-02-25. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
19951971995-11-02. Engine
19910211991-02-11. Engine
19900271990-02-09. 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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