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Service bulletins for the 1988 Mercury Sable

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.

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

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Bulletins, newest first
97431997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BLOWER MOTOR- "CHIRP" OR "SQUEAK" FROM BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW SPEEDS. *JD
97161997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. SOME POWER STEERING HOSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A REVISED DESIGN AND SHOULD NO LONGER BE USED FOR SERVICE. *JD
BC1012097021997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VERIFY THE TRANSAXLE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE IS THE CORRECT MODEL AND MODEL YEAR FOR THE VEHICLE. *JD
9626121997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962211997-06-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR GLASS - FOG/FILM. *TW
962491997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW
962461997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. WIRING - ELECTRICAL DIODE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE REPLACEMENTS. *TW
BC96839610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. PROCEDURE FOR UPDATING THE CALIBRATION FROM R-11 TO R-12 FOR STALLING ON DECEL & MISFIRE CODES ON 3.0L VEHICLES. *TT
BC95849610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. INFORMATION FOR CONCERNS OF GRUNT OR GROAN DURING WHEEL RETURN FROM FULL RIGHT TURN. *TT
952121996-04-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL.
951571996-04-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IDENTIFICATION CODES HAVE BEEN REVISED AS OF 3/1/95. *SD
BC88909504011995-11-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; SUSPENSION:REAR; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC; VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. UNKNOWN
95921995-11-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. UNKNOWN
95821995-11-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. A REVISED SERVICE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS NOW AVAILABLE. *TW
95661995-11-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. CHIRP OR SQUEAK NOISE FROM BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW SPEEDS. *TW
95621995-11-01. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC. ROUGHNESS CONCERN DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. *TW
955111995-11-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. CHIRP OR SQUEAK FROM BLOWER MOTOR. *TW
95561995-11-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. PREMATURE WEAR ON INNER EDGES OF REAR TIRES MAY BE CAUSED BY REAR CAMBER AND TOE SETTINGS THAT ARE NOT WITHIN SPECIFICATION. *TW
95461995-11-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT - UPGRADED SERVICE KITS. *TW
95461995-03-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. REVISED WIPER MOTOR. *TW
95341995-03-30. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. RATTLING OR CLUNKING NOISE FROM THE FRON SUSPENSION. *TW
95231995-03-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. ERRATIC DISTANCE-TO-EMPTY AND FUEL GAUGE READINGS. *TW
95111995-03-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. PREMATURE WEAR ON THE INNER EDGES OF REAR TIRES. *TW
BC02709501031995-02-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME AXOD CHAIN COVERS WERE OVERDRILLED IN THE OVERDRIVE SERVO APPLY CIRCUIT, CAUSING THE OVERDRIVE BAND TO BE APPLIED AT ALL TIMES. *TW
942441995-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INTERMITTENT STALLING. *TW

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