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Service bulletin 97120897251

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id600584
Published by NHTSA1998-05-27
Manufacturer's number97120897251
Manufacturer's date1998-05-27
NHTSA componentSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

THE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT MAY SLIP MOMENTARILY IN WET CONDITIONS CAUSING A REDUCTION IN POWER STEERING ASSIST OR THE GENERATOR LAMP. *YC

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

Steering, Power steering

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY SABLE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

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
157672002-11-26. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING POWER STEERING LINE PART ORDERING INFORMATION. *TT
01562001-05-30. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE END SEALS OF THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. *TT
98511998-07-17. Service bulletin. EXERPEINCING A MOANING NOISE HEARD FROM THE POWER STEERING DURING ENGINE IDLE. *TT
BC10315970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER STEERING LINE LEAKS ON 95/96 3.8L TRAILER TOW EQUIPPED TUBE AND FIN COOLER SYSTEMS SEE OASIS MESSAGE 4685. *JD
BC10306970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. GROAN OR MOAN NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN RETURNING FROM A RIGHT TURN. *JD
BC31509702191997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER STEERING LEAK AT THE CONSTANT TENSION CLAMPS. *TW
BC31429702201997-06-27. Service bulletin. GROAN OR MOAN NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN RETURNING FROM A RIGHT TURN. *TW
BC30619702281997-06-27. Service bulletin. REPEAT POWER STEERING GRUNT/GROAN AFTER COMPLETION OF TSB 97-02-04. *TW
97161997-06-27. Service bulletin. SOME POWER STEERING HOSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A REVISED DESIGN AND SHOULD NO LONGER BE USED FOR SERVICE. *JD
962551997-06-17. Service bulletin. STEERING - CONTINUOUS REDUCTION IN POWER STEERING ASSIST WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE - VEHICLES WITH 3.0L ENGINE. *TW