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Service bulletin 996843

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id608786
Published by NHTSA1999-12-03
Manufacturer's number996843
Manufacturer's date1999-08-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION PERTAINING TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL A/C CONTROLS BUILT BETWEEN 7/26/99 THROUGH 8/5/99 MAY HAVE A/C CONTROL KNOBS THAT HAVE BEEN SCUFFED, SCRATCHED OR DAMAGED ON THE OUTER SURFACES DURING ASSEMBLY. *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
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1999

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

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