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Service bulletin BC3131972197

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 id51719
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's numberBC3131972197
Manufacturer's date1997-02-21
NHTSA componentSEAT BELTS

NHTSA's summary

RECALLS 96S48 AND 96S99 - PARTS SHORTAGE - PROBE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT RAIL AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY ARE IN EXTREMELY SHORT SUPPLY. *TW

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

Seat belts

Vehicles listed
FORD PROBE1990, 1991, 1992

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19961531996-09-30. Seats And Restraints
96V1720021996-09-06. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
96V1720011996-09-06. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
19910401991-03-12. Seats And Restraints
91V0160001991-01-01. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

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
137142000-06-12. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING THE RECALL 96S48 & 96S99 (MOTORIZED SEAT BELT RAIL AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY). *MJS
BC10311970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. RECALLS 96S48 & 96S99: 90-92 PROBE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT RAIL & MOTOR ASSY FOR RECALLS 96S48 & 96S99 ARE IN EXTREMELY SHORT SUPPLY- THE RAIL & MOTOR ASSEMBLY ARE CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER WITH A VERY LONG LEAD TIME REQUIRED TO RESTOCK- IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE RECALL ARE FOLLOWED COMPLETELY AND THAT THE RAIL & MOTOR ASSEMBLY IS ONLY REPLACED WHEN INSTRUCTED BY THE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS- THE MAJORITY OF VEHICLES SERVICED UNDER THE RECALLS WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF THE RAIL (NO MOTOR) ONLY, NOT A FULL ASSEMBLY- RAIL (NO MOTOR) PART NUMBER F72Z-61610D45-A (LH) AND F72Z-61610D44-A (RH) ARE AVAILABLE AND CAN BE ORDERED BY CALLING 1-800-325-5621- ALL RAIL & MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENTS MUST BE RETURNED AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHARGE BACK IF REPLACED NEEDLESSLY. *JD