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Service bulletin 97610

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 id51990
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's number97610
Manufacturer's date1997-03-17
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

BLOWER MOTOR- "CHIRPING" OR "SQUEAKING" FROM BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW SPEEDS. *JD

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

Engine

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ESCORT1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD MUSTANG1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TEMPO1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MERCURY COUGAR1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY TOPAZ1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V3900002001-12-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
20003062000-12-29. Engine
19970601997-03-20. Engine
97V0190001997-02-25. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
19961241996-08-22. Engine
19951971995-11-02. Engine
19910211991-02-11. Engine
19900621990-04-20. Engine
19900271990-02-09. Engine
19880271988-03-09. Engine

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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