Service bulletin BC3274970207
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
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| NHTSA id | 51872 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1997-07-17 |
| Manufacturer's number | BC3274970207 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1997-02-07 |
| NHTSA component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS |
NHTSA's summary
REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP BULBS - SEVERAL AFTERMARKET COMPANIES ARE OFFERING REPLACEMENT BULBS WITH A HIGHER WATTAGE THAT ARE NOT DOT APPROVED - SOLD WITH DISCLAIMER OF "FOR OFF-ROAD USE ONLY" - THE BULBS DRAW MORE CURRENT THAN THE OEM BULBS AND CAN RESULT IN ACTUATION OF THE SHOR CIRCUIT PROTECTION FEATURE. *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
Lighting, Headlights
| FORD CONTOUR | 1996, 1997 |
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| FORD ECONOLINE | 1996 to 1997 |
| FORD EXPLORER | 1996, 1997 |
| FORD TEMPO | 1996 to 1997 |
| FORD THUNDERBIRD | 1996, 1997 |
| FORD WINDSTAR | 1997, 1998 |
| LINCOLN CONTINENTAL | 1996, 1997 |
| LINCOLN MARK VIII | 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| LINCOLN TOWN CAR | 1996, 1997 |
| MERCURY COUGAR | 1996, 1997 |
| MERCURY MOUNTAINEER | 1997 |
| MERCURY MYSTIQUE | 1996, 1997 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 99V103000 | 1999-05-05. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| 14775 | 2001-06-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS (DRL) MAY EXHIBIT THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLASHING WHEN THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS ARE ON. *TT |
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