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Service bulletins for the 1996 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.

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

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BC10263972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. UPDATE TO SSM 10133 FOR HESITATION/STUMBLE OF VEHICLES. *JD
BC0308A970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. THUMP/KLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. *TW
BC10250972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *JD
BC10248972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLUTTERING NOISE WHEN IN FLOOR MODE. *JD
BC0307A970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BATTERY OES DEAD OVERNIGHT. *TW
BC10214972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. WATER LEAK AT THE RIGHT FRONT FLOOR, CHECK FOR A BROKEN COWL TOP INNER PANEL SHIELD. *JD
BC10213972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 1996 3.0L-2V EFI VEHICLES BUILT AT THE ATLANTA ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JUNE, 1995 UNTIL JANUARY 3, 1996, THAT EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE CONDITION &/OR NOISE FROM THE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE SHOULD HAVE THE C/S PULLEY INSPECTED FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION. *JD
BC10196972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT. REPLACING FRONT OR REAR STRUTS ON A 1996/97 VEHICLE, THE REPLACEMENT STRUT MAY APPEAR TO BE APPROXIMATELY 2" TOO SHORT WHEN COMPARED TO THE STRUT IN THE VEHICLE. *JD
BC10183972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. WHEN RUNNING PP TEST B1522-1, TEST SAYS TO INSTALL NGS AND SELECT PID HOOD SW. *JD
BC10163972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. BUZZ NOISE IN AX4S TRANSAXLES AT ALL SPEEDS OR IDLE ON VEHICLES. *JD
BC35029723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. WHEN RUNNING PP TEST B1522-1, TEST SAYS TO INSTALL NGS AND SELECT PID HOOD SW- PID HOOD SW SHOULD READ "CLOSED" WITH THE HOOD CLOSED AND "AJAR" WITH THE HOOD OPEN. *JD
BC34829723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT. REPLACING FRONT REAR STRUTS ON A VEHICLE, THE REPLACEMENT STRUT MAY APPEAR TO BE APPOXIMATELY 2" TOO SHORT. *JD
BC34239712011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. 3.0L-2V VEHICLES BUILT AT THE ATLANTA ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JUNE, 1995 UNTIL JANUARY 3, 1996, THAT EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE CONDITION &/OR NOISE FROM THE FRONT END ACCESSORY DRIVE SHOULD HAVE THE C/S PULLEY INSPECTED FOR CORRECT INSTALLATION. *JD
BC34109723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. WATER LEAK AT THE RIGHT FRONT FLOOR ON VEHICLES, CHECK FOR A BROKEN COWL TOP INNER PANEL SHIELD. *JD
BC03099723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SURGE AT STEADY CRUISE (POWER TRAIN SHUFFLE), MISFIRE CODES, STALLS AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *JD
BC03089723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. THUMP/CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA. *JD
BC03079723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. BATTERY GOES DEAD- CHECK THE CURRENT DRAW WITH AN AMMETER. *JD
BC00429723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR 1996 3.0L 2-VALVE VEHICLES STOP UPDATING THE PROCESSOR TO THE R-12 CALIBRATION. THIS UPDATE MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON COLD ENGAGEMENT. *JD
BC00119723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. BUZZ NOISE IN AX4S TRANSAXLES. *JD
97251997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR. SUSPENSION - CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION - TAURUS SABLE BUILT THROUGH 1/14/97 - CONTINENTAL BUILT THROUGH 12/16/96. *TW
97241997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. STEERING - GRUNTING OR GROANING NOISE DURING STEERING WHEEL RETURN FROM FULL RIGHT TURN - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 11/8/96. *TW
97231997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. FRAME - SUBFRAME INSULATORS - CLUNK ON HEAVY ACCELERATION AND/OR DECELERATION HEARD OR FELT IN FLOOR PAN AREA - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 2/28/97. *TW
BC10139970101997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. MAY HAVE NO AUDIO IN CDDJ MODE. *JD
BC10124970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. REMOVING OR REPLACING ONE OF THE FRONT STRUT SPRING ON A VEHICLE US A ROTUNDA #014-00781 STRUT SPRING COMPRESSOR MASTER SET. *JD
BC10123970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. RESIDUAL BRAKE PRESURE ON THE REAR BRAKES OF A 1996-1997 VEHICLE, MAKE SURE TO SUPPORT THE REAR CONTROL ARMS TO REMAIN AT THE NORMAL RIDE HEIGHT POSITION- SUPPORT DURING LIFTING PROCESS. *JD

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