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Service bulletins for the 1997 Mercury Mountaineer

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.

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

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BC96829610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. CONCERNS FOR THE LABOR TIME STANDARD IN TBS 96-19-02 (STEERING - GRUNT NOISE DURING STEERING WHEEL RETURN FROM FULL RIGHT TURN) IS INCORRECT. *TT
BC96809610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. CONCERN WHERE THE DOOR GLASS DROPS WHEN CYCLED DOWN ON VEHICLES WITH THE POWER DOOR OPTION. *TT
BC96769610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. IMPROPER RTV APPLICATION AT THE FRONT/REAR LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD END SEALS & SIDE GASKETS MAY CAUSE AN OIL/COOLANT LEAK. *TT
BC96749610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. LIGHT TO MODERATE AXLE NOISE (AXLE WHINE) AT 50 TO 65 MPH (80 TO 105 KPH) DURING ACCELS, DECELS OR CRUISE MAY BE DUE TO AXLE NOISE BEING TRANSMITTED FROM THE AXLE INTO THE VEHICLE. *TT
BC96739610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. PROCEDURE FOR BRAKE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON (TAIL & HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT). *TT
BC96729610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL. PROCEDURE FOR BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR STAYS ON RED IN CLUSTER. *TT
BC96719610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. PUSH CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FLEXIBLE FUEL VAPOR LINE AT THE CARBON CANISTER & THE METAL FUEL VAPOR LINE MAY NOT SEAT FULLY ON THE FUEL VAPOR LINE. *TT
BC96689610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. CONCERN FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING LEAN CODES P0171 & P0174 (VACUUM LEAK). *TT
BC52259610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION DURING WIDE OPEN THROTTLE ACCELERATION OR WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REVISED FRONT DRIVESHAFT. *TT
BC52219610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL. REVISED HOSE PART# F6HZ-9J291-A HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO REPLACE HOSE THAT SHOWS SIGNS OF DETERIORATION, CRACKS MAY APPEAR IN THE OUTER COVERING OF THE HOSE. *TT
BC52009610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNEXPLAINED MIL LIGHT CODES &/OR IRREGULAR SHIFTING (A4LD). THE -12A581- (95-96) OR -12B637- (97) WIRE LOOM IS COMING INTO CONTACT W/ THE CENTER WIPER ACCESS PLATE LWR CTR. *TT
BC51979610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ AN AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY HAVE BEEN SHIPPED W/ A LOW TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL. *TT
BC51959610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. TIRES. FIRESTONE P235 TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION AT 65-75 MPH. *TT
BC51809610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. OWNERS GUIDE ADVISES TO USE A FL-1A OIL FILTER, FL-1A IS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT FILTER IS FL-820. *TT
BC08819610041997-04-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. THUMP/CLUNK NOISE IN TURNS OR OVER BUMPS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE KEVLAR PATCH WEARING THROUGH ON THE TORSION BAR ADJUSTERS. *TT
BC07559610171997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. TENSIONER RATTLE . INSTALL A 1 INCH SHORTER MOTORCRAFT BELT (P/N F19Z-8620-C). *TT
BC07529610171997-04-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. OWNERS GUIDE ADVISES TO USE FL-1A OIL FILTER, WHICH IS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT OIL FILTER IS AN FL-820. *TT
BC07449610181997-04-24. Service bulletin. TIRES. FIRESTONE P235 TIRES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION AT 65-75 MPH. *TT

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