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Service bulletin 12585

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 id605312
Published by NHTSA1999-06-08
Manufacturer's number12585
Manufacturer's date1999-03-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON REPAIRING CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM INTERIOR ODOR. *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, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1999
FORD RANGER1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1999

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

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