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Service bulletin 6497

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 id610657
Published by NHTSA2000-05-10
Manufacturer's number6497
Manufacturer's date1999-07-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

NHTSA's summary

EXHIBITING DRIVER FRONT DOOR GLASS THAT SEEMS SLOW TO CLEAR / DEFOG. ENGINEERING IS DEVELOPING A NEW SIDE WINDOW DEMISTER VENT DUE FOR RELEASE BY AUGUST 15, 1999. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V2620002001-08-15. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
01V2610002001-08-15. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
041892005-04-28. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
022082005-04-07. Service bulletin. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH
0415142005-01-05. Service bulletin. REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER GRID/INTEGRAL ANTENNA DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR - TERMINAL TAB REPAIR. *TT
0315012004-09-23. Service bulletin. INOPERATIVE ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER (HEATED BACKLITE) GRID LINES, INTEGRAL ANTENNA CONCERNS. *TT
154512002-04-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE REAR WIPER MOTOR CONDITION. *TT
153032002-04-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE REAR WIPER MOTOR CONDITION. *TT
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
150392001-09-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONTINUOUS RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE A/C COMPRESSOR IS ENGAGED. *TT
141822001-07-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DOOR GLASS THAT IS SLOW TO TRAVEL UPWARD. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE GLASS NOT POSITIONED LEVEL IN THE GUIDE CHANNEL. *TT
147972001-05-22. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FOGGING OF THE FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS. *TT