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Service bulletins for the 1996 Mercury Mystique

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.

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

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BC01859601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. FRONT DOOR WINDOWS WHICH BEND OR COME OUT OF THE TRACK MAY BE REPAIRED BY THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE (REFER TO THE SERVICE MANUAL).
BC01839601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. OPEN FUSE 30 MAY BE CAUSED BY INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLEX CIRCUIT & THE LH SIDE STEERING COLUMN RETAINING BOLT. IF DAMAGE IS PRESENT, REMOVE THE LH STEERING COLUMN RETAINING BOLT & INSTALL A 1.5MM (1/16 INCH) WASHER (PROCURE LOCALLY) UNDER THE HEAD TO PREVENT REPEAT DAMAGE.
BC01819601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FOR CONCERNS OF HARD START/NO START, START/STALLS OR HESITATION, MAKE SURE THE TANK CONTAINS FRESH 87 OCTANE FUEL FROM A HIGH VOLUME SERVICE STATION IN YOUR AREA. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY SUMMER BLEND FUELS WITH LOW RVP (REID VAPOR PRESSURE) WHICH DOES NOT VAPORIZE WELL IN COLD WEATHER.
BC01009601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. DISCHARGED BATTERY OR BRAKE LIGHTS STUCK ON MAY BE CAUSED BY A MAL- ADJUSTED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.
BC00909601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. TO IMPROVE STARTABILITY OF 2.0L ENGINE AT AMBIENT TEMPS BELOW 0 DEG F (-18 C) DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO APPROX. 1/4 THROTTLE & CRANK FOR 5 SEC. IF THE ENGINE DOES NOT START, CONTINUE CRANKING WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO INITIALIZE THE PCM DECHOKE STRATEGY. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS, MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT THROTTLE OPENING TO SUSTAIN ENGINE OPERATION UNTIL THE EXCESS FUEL IS CLEARED FROM THE ENGINE. DO NOT OVER REV THE ENGINE.

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