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Service bulletin 97615

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 id51997
Published by NHTSA1997-07-17
Manufacturer's number97615
Manufacturer's date1997-03-17
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

NHTSA's summary

BRAKES- "SQUEALING" NOISE AND/OR STICKING DURING FIRST FEW BRAKE APPLICATIONS AFTER A RAINFALL AND/OR WHEN BRAKES ARE COLD. *JD

The document

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Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997

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

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