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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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98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
98891998-07-14. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES. SOME CUSTOMERS NOTICE A GRINDING, WHINING, PULSING, OR FLUTTERING AT THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SPEEDS BELOW 19 KM/H (12 MPH). *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
980216983111998-05-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DRIFT/PULL, SHOW SIGNS OF TIRE WEAR, OR EXHIBIT POOR RIDE QUALITY. *YC
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
970501106341997-10-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONCERNS OF BROKEN LIFTGATE GLASS. *YC
970501106131997-10-30. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. WHEN PERFORMING TSB 97-4-9, DO NOT USE A BAFFLE TO CORRECT HTE ISSUE, USE THE REVISED AXLE COVER PLATE. *TW
970501106111997-10-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CENTER CONSOLE SQUEAK. *TW
BC1058297051997-09-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SOME RUNNING BOARD PADS MAY BE WARPED. *TW
BC30929705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING REAR CRANKSHAFT OIL LEAKS. *TW
BC24429705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. LIFTGATE LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN ACTUATED BY THE POWER SWITCHES. *TW
BC24409705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 1997 4.0L SOHC 4X4 EXPLORERS AND 1997 5.0L AWD EXPLORERS/MOUNTAINEERS SHOULD NOT BE EQUIPPED WITH A VIBRATION DAMPER ON THE TRANSFER CASE. *TW
BC23849705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. LIFTGATE LOCK CONCERNS ON VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 12/96. *TW
BC23069705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SOME RUNNING BOARD PADS MAY WARPED. *TW
BC23029705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. DTC P0402 IN MEMORY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY ENGINEERING. *TW
BC22469705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. VEHICLES BUILT ON OR AFTER 4/14/97 WILL NO LONGER HAVE A REAR WASHER BOTTLE - A REDESIGNED FRONT WASHER BOTTLE WILL SUPPLY THE FLUID TO BOTH WASHERS. *TW
BC22379705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). RECALL 97S67 - MODIFICATION OF THE PCV VALVE REQUIRES A SPECIAL TOOL WHICL WILL SENT TO LISTED PARTS MANAGERS. *TW
BC22369705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CENTER CONSOLE SQUEAK OR RATTLE. *TW
96L111997-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SPECIAL FIELD ACTION 96L11 - AUDIO GUIDES PLACED IN THE MOUNTAINEERS DID NOT INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE OPTIONAL JBL/LUXURY AUDIO SYSTEM - THE WARRANTY INFORMATION BOOKLETS IN THE AFFECTED E AND F SERIES TRUCKS DO NOT HAVE A CORRECT WARRANTY STATEMENT - THE VEHICLE EMISSIONS CONTROL INFORMATION LABELS ATTACHED TO THE AFFECTED LINCOLN TOWN CARS HAVE AN INCORRECT STATEMENT ABOUT THE EMISSION PERFORMANCE WARRANTY TESTING. *TW
97681997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FUEL ECONOMY- CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS VERSUS VEHICLE USAGE. *JD
975141997-07-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. CD PLAYER- "SKIPS"- HIGH SERIES CONSOLE- NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *JD
97511997-07-17. Service bulletin. SEATS. INTERIOR- LEATHER SEAT CLEANING PROCEDURE- SERVICE TIP. *JD

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