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Service bulletin BC3286970206

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 id51882
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's numberBC3286970206
Manufacturer's date1997-02-06
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

NHTSA's summary

PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM NOW STANDARD ON ALL MUSTANGS - THE UNDERHOOD SWITCH FOR THE ACTIVE ALARM SYSTEM WAS ELIMINATED (INCORRECTLY INCLUDED IN 1997 MUSTANG SERVICE MANUAL). *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 MUSTANG1997

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

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981101999-07-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT
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BC10250972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *JD
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9625111997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE -REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) - SERVICE PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW