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Service bulletin BC3282970206

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 id51878
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's numberBC3282970206
Manufacturer's date1997-02-06
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

GEM CONCERN - CHECK FOR MORE THAN ONE GEM CONTROLLED COMPONENT THAT IS INOPERATIVE OR FOR A STRING OF FALSE GEM DTC'S RECEIVED IN MEMORY. *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

Electrical system, Ignition

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPEDITION1997
FORD EXPLORER1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997

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

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