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Service bulletin BC2246970501

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 id52785
Published by NHTSA1997-09-12
Manufacturer's numberBC2246970501
Manufacturer's date1997-05-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES BUILT ON OR AFTER 4/14/97 WILL NO LONGER HAVE A REAR WASHER BOTTLE - A REDESIGNED FRONT WASHER BOTTLE WILL SUPPLY THE FLUID TO BOTH WASHERS. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Wipers and washers

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1997
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
BC1060497051997-09-18. Service bulletin. VEHICLES BUILT AFTER 4/14/97 NO LONGER HAVE A REAR WASHER BOTTLE - REDESIGNED FRONT WASHER BOTTLE WILL SERVICE THE FRONT AND REAR WASHERS. *TW
BC96969610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION WHERE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME IN CONTACT W/ THE 'A' PILLARS (& EACH OTHER) DURING OPERATION. MAY BE DUE TO WIPER ARMS HAVING BEEN REVERSED DURING INSTALLATION. *TT