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Service bulletins for the 1997 Ford Aerostar

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.

107 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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98521998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *YC
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
98441998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME DIFFICULTY IN MATCHING THE TEXTURE OF THE OEM ANTI-CHIP STONE ABRASION MATERIAL TO RPAIR MATERIALS WHEN SERVICING. *YC
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC
985A111998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
98331998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SERVICE TIPS FOR SURFACE DEFECT REMOVAL WITHOUT REPAINTING. *YC
98321998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS MADE OF XENOY PLASTIC HAVE HAD THE CONDUCTIVE PRIMER REMOVED FROM SERVICE PARTS. *YC
98311998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REPAIRS TO VINYL COVERED SURFACES. *YC
970902971891998-03-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A "THUMPING" NOISE OR TEMPEATURE GAUGE FLUCTATION WITH SOME VEHICLES. *YC
971110972341998-03-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. VEHICLES EXHIBITING A "SQUEAKING" OR "CHIRPING" FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW BLOWER MOTOR SPEEDS. *YC
970501106071997-10-30. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONCERNS OF THE REAR ABS LIGHT COMING ON WHEN THE IGNITION IS IN THE ON POSITION.
BC1059797051997-09-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. UPDATE INFORMATION FOR 1997 4R44E AND 5R55E TRANSMISSIONS - THERE ARE TWO (2) DIFFERENT SIZE DIRECT CLUTCH STEEL PLATES WHEN SERVICING 4R44E OR 5R55E TRANSMISSIONS. *TW
BC24339705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A DRIVEABILITY CONCERN DESCRIBED AS A SURGE/BUCK/JERK OR HESITATION. *TW
BC24319705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AEROSTAR E4WD MODELS MAY EXPERIENCE FRONT AXLE LUBRICANT LEAKAGE FROM THE VENT TUBE UNDER SOME DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TW
BC23949705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. THE AIR OPERATED COOLING FAN MAYU RUN CONTINUOUSLY IF THE ENGINE ECM FAN CONTROL PARAMETERS ARE SET INCORRECTLY. *TW
BC22329705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE THE ABS LIGHT (RABS) TO ILLUMINATE. *TW
BC22269705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SERVICING TIP - TRANSMISSION - THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SIZE DIRECT CLUTCH STEEL PLATES WHEN SERVICING 4R44E OR 5R55E TRANSMISSIONS. *TW
976231997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BATTERY- DISCHARGED- VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 2/14/97. *JD
976101997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BLOWER MOTOR- "CHIRPING" OR "SQUEAKING" FROM BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW SPEEDS. *JD
97681997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FUEL ECONOMY- CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS VERSUS VEHICLE USAGE. *JD
975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
977161997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. FUEL INJECTION PUMP- BOSCH- SERVICE INFORMATION FOR FD1060/1460 DIESEL ENGINES. *JD
BC33019702041997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. DISCHARGED BATTERIES MAY BE CAUSED BY INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL DRAW DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE. *TW
BC32449702101997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. FD 1460 ENGINES - NON-FUNCTIONING AIR INTAKE HEATERS - ENSURE THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION. *TW

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.