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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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976131997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. TRANSAXLE- AX4S/AX4N- DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) 628, P0741 AND/OR P1744 STORED IN MEMORY AFTER TRANSAXLE EXCHANGE. *JD
976101997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BLOWER MOTOR- "CHIRPING" OR "SQUEAKING" FROM BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW SPEEDS. *JD
97681997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FUEL ECONOMY- CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS VERSUS VEHICLE USAGE. *JD
97661997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. STALL- STALLING ON TRANSAXLE ENGAGEMENT- COLD ENGINE- 3.0L 2-VALVE VEHICLES. *JD
97651997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HESITATION- ON ACCELERATION- VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 4-VALVE ENGINE. *JD
97631997-07-17. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. STEERING- STEERING COLUMN- AIR BAG SLIDING CONTACT SERVICING- SERVICE TIP. *JD
975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
97511997-07-17. Service bulletin. SEATS. INTERIOR- LEATHER SEAT CLEANING PROCEDURE- SERVICE TIP. *JD
97721997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. HESITATION- ON ACCELERATION- VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 4-VALVE ENGINE. *JD
97711997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. STALL- STALLING ON TRANSAXLE ENGAGEMENT- COLD ENGINE- 3.0L 2-VALVE VEHICLES. *JD
BC32729702071997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) - VEHICLE WILL NOT START WITHOUT THE CORRECT IGNITION KEY. *TW
BC32719702071997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLUTTERING NOISE, WHEN IN FLOOR MODE, DUE TO THE FLOOR/DEFROST DOOR SEPARATING FROM THE MYLAR BACKING. *TW
BC32169702131997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. STALL ON COLD ENGAGEMENT. *TW
BC32069702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. UPDATE CALIBRATION INFORMATION TO CORRECT HESITATION/STUMBLE NOTICEABLE AT TIP IN.
BC32059702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERN OF WATER INGESTION IN ENGINE. *TW
BC10326970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. VEHICLES HAVE A CABIN AIR FILTER THAT MUST BE CHANGED EVERY 15000 MILES. *JD
BC10306970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. GROAN OR MOAN NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN RETURNING FROM A RIGHT TURN. *JD
BC10298970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. KNOCK OR WOP NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. *JD
BC31449702201997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. TSB 96-26-05 DOES NOT LIST CALIBRATIONS 6-14S-R08, 6-14S-R10 AND 6-14S-R11 AS QUALIFIERS FOR REPROGRAMMING THE PCM - THESE ARE CALIFORNIA CALIBRATIONS. *TW
BC31429702201997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. GROAN OR MOAN NOISE FROM THE POWER STEERING WHEN RETURNING FROM A RIGHT TURN. *TW
BC10276970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. THIS IS AN UPDATE TO AN EXISTING OASIS MESSAGE FOR HESSITATION/STUMBLE ON VEHICLES. *JD
BC10263970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. CONCERN OF SURGE BETWEEN 35-45 MPH. *JD
BC31009702241997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MICRON FILTER - REMINDER THAT THE FILTER MUST BE CHANGED EVERY 15000 MILES - SYMPTOMS THAT MIGHT INDICATE NEED FOR CHANGE INCLUDE POOR A/C-HEATER PERFORMANCE AND/OR WINDOW FOGGING. *TW
BC30619702281997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. REPEAT POWER STEERING GRUNT/GROAN AFTER COMPLETION OF TSB 97-02-04. *TW
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

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