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Service bulletins for the 1997 Mercury Tracer

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.

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

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975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
BC32049702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HARSH SHIFTS AND/OR HARSH ENGAGEMENT ACCOMPANIED BY DTC'S 628 OR P0741. *TW
BC10307970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. HEADLAMP CONCERN. *JD
BC33409731011997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. THE RADIO WIRE HARNESS SHORTED TO GROUND AT THE RADIO CHASSIS. *JD
97441997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). EXHAUST- EXHAUST NOISE FROM BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL OR REAR OF ENGINE- 2.0L VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 9/1/96. *JD
BC30809702261997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. INTERMITTENT MIL LIGHTS MAY BE DUE TO CHAFING OF THE INJECTOR WIRE HARNESS. *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
BC10231972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. ABS WARNING LIGHT AND NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR A POOR ELECTRICAL GROUND AT G-302. *JD
BC10203972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. VEHICLES WHICH EXHIBIT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ISSUES RESULTING IN EITHER THE INABILITY TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, OR INABILITY TO MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF "PARK". *JD
BC10202972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. ENGINE BLOCK HEATER KIT (#F7CZ-6D008-AA) INSTRUCTION SHEET #7000 HAS A MISPRINT ON INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION #8. *JD
BC10180972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK. THE ROOF RACK CROSS BAR WAS REVISED TO ELIMINATE THE ADHESIVE STRIP ON THE BOTTOM SURFACE. *JD
BC35149723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK. ROOF RACK CROSS BAR WAS REVISED TO ELIMINATE THE ADHESIVE STRIP ON THE BOTTOM SURFACE. *JD
BC34329723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. VEHICLES EXHIBIT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ISSUES RESULTING IN EITHER THE INABILITY TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY FORM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER, OR INABILITY TO MOVE THE SHIFTER OUT OF "PARK." *JD
BC34319723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER KIT INSTRUCTION SHEET #7000 HAS A MISPRINT ON INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION #8. *JD
BC33529723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. VEHICLES WHICH EXHIBIT AN ABS WARNING LIGHT AND NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR A POOR ELECTRICAL GROUND AT G-302. *JD
BC33409723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. RADIO WIRE HARNESS SHORTED TO GROUND AT THE RADIO CHASSIS. *JD
BC00149723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLES BUILT THRU 6/96 MAY EXHIBIT A "BUZZING" NOISE FROM THE DASH PANEL AREA FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS AFTER THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF. *JD
BC10166970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLES BUILT THRU 6/96 MAY EXHIBIT A "BUZZING" NOISE FORM THE DASH PANEL AREA FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS AFTER THE IGNITON IS SWITCHED OFF. *JD
BC03009702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. MIL LIGHT ON WITH DTC'S P0443 AND P1443. *JD
BC02679702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE CARGO/TRUNK LAMP LENS/COVER HAS BEEN DELETED AS OF 10/1/96. *JD
BC02659702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. EXHIBITING AN AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. DTC 13 OR 51. *JD
BC01819702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INITIAL PRINTING OF THE 1997 SERVICE MANUAL CONTAINED INCORRECT ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS. *JD
BC01319702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. VEHICLES HAVING A WATER LEAK CONCERN UNDER THE DRIVE AND/OR PASSENGER FRONT SEATS. *JD
BC00149702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. VEHICLES BUILT THRU 6/96 MAY EXHIBIT A "BUZZING" NOISE FROM THE DASH PANEL AREA FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS AFTER THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF. *JD
962651997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, AND/OR P0308 STORED IN MEMORY. *TW

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