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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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BC32839702061997-07-17. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. DOOR LATCH SWITCH IS CAUSING THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT/CHIME NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. *TW
BC32829702061997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. GEM CONCERN - CHECK FOR MORE THAN ONE GEM CONTROLLED COMPONENT THAT IS INOPERATIVE OR FOR A STRING OF FALSE GEM DTC'S RECEIVED IN MEMORY. *TW
BC32749702071997-07-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP BULBS - SEVERAL AFTERMARKET COMPANIES ARE OFFERING REPLACEMENT BULBS WITH A HIGHER WATTAGE THAT ARE NOT DOT APPROVED - SOLD WITH DISCLAIMER OF "FOR OFF-ROAD USE ONLY" - THE BULBS DRAW MORE CURRENT THAN THE OEM BULBS AND CAN RESULT IN ACTUATION OF THE SHOR CIRCUIT PROTECTION FEATURE. *TW
BC10355970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. RADIATORS MAY EXHIBIT A COOLANT LEAK AT THE END TANK SEALS IN COLD TEMPERATURES. *JD
BC10331970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. VEHICLES WITH REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL OIL LEAKS. *JD
BC10324970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE FRONT STABILIZER LINKS. *JD
BC10312970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DECALS MAY INCORRECTLY LIST 10W30 FOR OIL VISCOSITY. *JD
BC31329702211997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. INCORRECT OIL VISCOSITY LABEL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TW
BC30929702251997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. REAR CRANKSHAFT SEAL OIL LEAKS. *TW
97491997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:LINES AND FITTINGS. AXLE- FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE- VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 8/96 EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 AND AWD. *JD
973121997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CD PLAYER- "SKIPS"- HIGH SERIES CONSOLE- NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JD
97381997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY- RKE INOPERATIVE- VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 10/30/96. *JD
97351997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING- R-134A TRACER DYE INSTALLED IN A/C SYSTEM AND THREE O-RING SPRING LOCK COUPLERS- SERVICE TIP. *JD
BC10227972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THE NGS DISPLAYS INCORRECT DATA FOR THE IGN GEM PID ON THE VEHICLES. *JD
BC10198972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. PERFORMING TSB 96-24-16, THE EXISTING TRANSFER CASE VIBRATION DAMPER SHOULD NOT BE ADAPTED AND REINSTALLED TO THE SERVICE REPLACEMENT TRANSFER CASE.
BC10195972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXHAUST NOISE HEARD IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT MOST PRESENT A TIP-IN A ND CRUISE AFTER SSM 5238 HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *JD
BC10194972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REVERSE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS WHEN SWITCHING THE AIR SUSPENSION SWITCH FROM NORMAL TO OFF ROAD. *JD
BC10192972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION AT 3800-5000 RPM WHEN ENGINE IS WARM. *JD
BC10191972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. EXHIBITING A PULSATING, CYCLICAL TYPE OF NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE TUBE AREA FROM 0 TO 45 MPH. *JD
BC34949723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. VARIOUS VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLE DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION AT 3800-5000 RPM WHEN ENGINE IS WARM- TO FIX, REMOVE EXISTING MUFFLER AND REPLACE WITH SAME PART. *JD
BC34939723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. VEHICLES EXHIBITING A PULSATING, CYCLICAL TYPE OF NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE TUBE AREA FROM 0 TO 45 MPH. *JD
BC34849723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. WHEN PERFORMING TSB 96-24-16, THE EXISTING TRANSFER CASE VIBRATION DAMPER SHOULD NOT BE ADAPTED AND REINSTALLED TO THE SERVICE REPLACEMENT TRANSFER CASE. *JD
BC34819723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. EXHAUST NOISE HEARD IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT MOST PRESENT AT TIP-IN A ND CRUISE AFTER SSM 5238 HAS BEEN PERFORMED. *JD
BC33639723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THE NGS DISPLAYS INCORRECT DATE FOR THE ING GEM PID ON THE VEHICLES. *JD
BC00129723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CUSTOMERS REPORT INOPERABLE REMOTE ENTRY OR KEYLESS ENTRY FEATURE. *JD

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