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Service bulletins for the 1997 Ford Windstar

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.

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

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16-00652020-12-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. For 1999-2003 Windstar vehicles Safety Recall 11S16 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where a front subframe lower control arm (LCA) rear attaching flange or rear body mount could separate from the vehicle subframe. Separation of one LCA attachment or both rear body mounts may result in a loss of vehicle directional control, increasing the risk of a crash.
99-8-152001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
142222000-09-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. CONCERNS WITH SUBFRAME CLUNK ON ACCELERATION / DECELERATION FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TT
139312000-06-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE METAL TABS ON THE LIFTGATE INNER PANEL THAT BOND TO THE OUTER SKIN SEPARATING AND CAUSING A RATTLE IN THE LIFTGATE. *TT
82492000-06-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT THE METAL TABS ON THE LIFTGATE INNER PANEL THAT BOND TO THE OUTER SKIN SEPARATING AND CAUSING A RATTLE IN THE LIFTGATE. *TT
98113491999-09-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. VEHICLES WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT OPERATION OR GRIND WHEN CYCLED. *TT
9833031999-09-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CONCERNS OF BROKEN AND OR BINDING BLEND DOOR. *TT
9831011999-09-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE WHILE TURNING OR BRAKING. *TT
9830941999-09-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT OPERATION OR GRIND WHEN CYCLED. *TT
98551998-07-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. WET CARPET AND/OR HEADLINER IN CARGO AREA. *YC
984161998-07-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. EXPERIENCING A GRINDING NOISE OR INOPERATIVE DOOR LOCK MAY OCCUR WHEN CYCLING THE POWER FRONT DOOR LOCKS ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
98331998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SERVICE TIPS FOR SURFACE DEFECT REMOVAL WITHOUT REPAINTING. *YC
98311998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REPAIRS TO VINYL COVERED SURFACES. *YC
9711109723111998-03-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONDITIONS WITH NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT UPPER A-PILLAR AREA DURING TURNS. *YC
97751997-07-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. HOOD- SERVICE REPAIR TIPS. *JD
BC10136970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INOPERTIVE AUTOLOCK SYSTEM. *JD

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