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Service bulletin 9873

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 id601341
Published by NHTSA1998-07-24
Manufacturer's number9873
Manufacturer's date1998-04-13
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

NHTSA's summary

EXPERIENCING A WHINING / BUZZING NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO. *TT

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

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO II1990
FORD CONTOUR1997, 1998
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1990, 1991, 1992
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD ECONOLINE1990 to 1998
FORD ESCORT1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F SUPER DUTY1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD F SUPER DUTY1996, 1997
FORD F SUPER DUTY1998
FORD F-250 SD1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501991
FORD F250 HD1990 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F3501990
FORD MUSTANG1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD MUSTANG1998, 1999
FORD PROBE1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TAURUS1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD TEMPO1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD THUNDERBIRD1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1997, 1998
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
LINCOLN MARK VII1990, 1991, 1992 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN MARK VIII1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN MARK VIII1999
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY COUGAR1990, 1991
MERCURY COUGAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1998, 1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1997, 1998
MERCURY SABLE1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY TOPAZ1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
MERCURY TRACER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
00V2000002000-07-18. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER
96V1610001996-08-29. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
96V0070001996-01-16. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
95V0370001995-02-28. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
94V2390001994-12-01. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
90V1340001990-07-27. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
90V1330001990-07-27. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

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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