Service bulletin 996777
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 608466 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1999-12-02 |
| Manufacturer's number | 996777 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1999-08-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID |
NHTSA's summary
EXHIBITING A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE STEERING GEAR BOOT(S). *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
Steering, Power steering
| FORD EXPLORER | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY MOUNTAINEER | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 12510 | 2000-11-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING GRUNT / GROAN / NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT |
|---|---|
| 13440 | 2000-05-16. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING VERY LIGHT STEERING VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE AT ENGINE IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS (PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS). *TT |
| 99211 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING A GRUNTING NOISE HEARD FROM THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM DURING SLOW SPEED TURNING, OR WHILE STATIONARY WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR COMING OFF THE STEERING STOPS. *TT |
| 98-3423 | 1999-10-07. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING A POWER STEERING NOISE. *TT |
| 996088 | 1999-09-08. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A GRUNT NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT |
| 5812 | 1999-06-04. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH POWER STEERING MAKING A GRUNTING / GROANING NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT |