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Service bulletin 00181

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id618584
Published by NHTSA2001-04-17
Manufacturer's number00181
Manufacturer's date2000-09-04
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VIBRATION / SHAKE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND / OR FLOOR PAN AND FRONT SEAT AT STEADY VEHICLE SPEEDS ABOVE 72 KM/H (45 MPH) ON SMOOTH ROADS AFTER THE TIRE / WHEEL ASSEMBLIES ARE BALANCED. *JB

The document

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Components

Suspension

Vehicles listed
MERCURY VILLAGER1999, 2000

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

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131452000-11-16. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A CLUNK, SNAP OR POPPING-TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION AREA WHILE DRIVING. *TT
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84272000-06-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NOTICEABLE STEERING PULL OR DRIFT WHILE DRIVING ON A FLAT ROAD SURFACE. *TT
84262000-06-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LIGHT WHEEL-SPEED VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TT
137152000-06-12. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LIGHT WHEEL-SPEED VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 8MJS
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