Service bulletins for the 1997 Ford Mustang
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.
183 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 13061 | 2000-11-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT TOSS. *TT |
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| 12523 | 2000-11-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ACCOMPANIED WITH OBD-II CODE P0340 SET IN THE PCM MEMORY. *TT |
| 12742 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED CONVERTIBLES MAY EXHIBIT A BODY VIBRATION / SHAKE. *TT |
| 12725 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AND / OR TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING DAMAGE FROM SUSTAINED HIGH SPEED OPERATION. *TT |
| 12717 | 2000-11-09. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXPERIENCING VIBRATION / SHAKE WHEN DRIVEN ON SMOOTH ROADS AT SPEED AROUND 62 MPH / 100 KPH. *TT |
| 6314 | 2000-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A FED BELT CONCERN. *TT |
| 6242 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION AND / OR TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING DAMAGE. *TT |
| 6227 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CONCERNS OF VIBRATION / SHAKE. *TT |
| 11530 | 2000-08-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. WHEN DIAGNOSING CRANK / NO START ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT (PATS) CHECK THE CUSTOMERS KEY RING FOR ANY MAGNETIC OBJECTS LIKE THE MOBILE SPEEDPASS KEY WHICH MAY AFFECT THE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION BETWEEN THE PATS KEY AND THE VEHICLE TRANSCEIVER. *TT |
| 11504 | 2000-08-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES WITH A T-45 TRANSMISSION MAY SHIFT FROM 4TH TO NEUTRAL (POP OUT) WHEN THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED. *TT |
| 8485 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING FREE FLOOR MAT EXCHANGE. **MR |
| 8278 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT THAT HAS BECOME BROKEN OR FRAYED AND / OR DETACH FROM THE ENGINE. *TT |
| 99B29#1 | 2000-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION REGARDING REPLACMENT OF ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. **MR |
| 985131 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME GT MODELS MAY EXPERIENCE VIBRATION / SHAKE WHEN DRIVEN ON SMOOTH ROADS AT CONSTANT SPEEDS AROUND 62 MPH / 100 KPH. *TT |
| 12178 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING TSB 98-5A-12 (TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE-VEHICLES TOWED BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES-RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES) DOES NOT LIST TOWING INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES. *MJS |
| 12174 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START/LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *MJS |
| 12154 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PATS (SECURILOCK) EXCEPT CERTAIN MODELS NOW HAVE AVAILABILITY OF FLEET KEYS THROUGH ROTUNDA. *MJS |
| 12093 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VIBRATION/SHAKE WHEN DRIVEN ON SMOOTH ROADS AT CONSTANT SPEEDS AROUND 62 MPH/100 KPH. *MJS |
| 5031 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES AND CERTAIN FEDERAL EMISSION EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT TIMES. *TT |
| 12073 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLES WITH FEDERAL EMISSION EQUIPPED 1998, MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT TIMES. *MJS |
| 13950 | 2000-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT THAT HAS BECOME BROKEN OR FRAYED AND / OR DETACH FROM THE ENGINE. *TT |
| 8278 | 2000-06-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE (FEAD) BELT THAT HAS BECOME BROKEN OR FRAYED AND / OR DETACHED FROM THE ENGINE. *TT |
| 0042 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VIBRATION/SHAKE AT STEADY SPEED APPROXIMATELY 100 KM/H (62 MPS), VEHICLES WITH 3.8 L ENGINE AND CONVERTIBLE TOP. *MJS |
| 8106 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NO CRANK CONDITION. *TT |
| 99B29 | 2000-06-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS AT THE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM PROVIDING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.