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Service bulletin BC3162970218

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 id51762
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's numberBC3162970218
Manufacturer's date1997-02-18
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

NHTSA's summary

CLICKING NOISE CAUSED BY DIFFERENTIAL LUBE TUBE CONTACTING DIFFERENTIAL CASE. *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

Transmission and driveline, Differential

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD PROBE1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
133792000-11-27. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINE AND CD4E TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A DRIVELINE RATTLE OR CLUNKING TYPE NOISE DURING TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *TT
69942000-03-14. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING A DRIVELINE RATTLE OR CLUNKING TYPE NOISE DURING TIP-IN OR TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGEMENT. *TT