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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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982041999-03-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. A PORTION OF FOAM TAPE AT THE WINDSHIELD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) MAY BE STICKING OUT ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
982591999-03-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VINYL COVERED ITEMS SUCH AS DASH PANELS, DOOR TRIM PANELS, CONSOLES, ETC., MAY EXHIBIT A SMALL DENT, SCUFF, ABRASION AND/ OR DISCOLORATION RESULTING FROM ASSEMBLY, TRANSIT, DEALER PREP AND/OR CUSTOMER USAGE. *YC
9832181999-02-25. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING IF ANY HEADLAMP CONCERNS EXIST FOR SOME VEHICLES. *YC
9825341999-02-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF STEADY OR INTERMITTENT MISS WITH DTCS P0300 AND P0304. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A SPREAD ELECTRICAL TERMINAL IN CONNECTORS AT INJECTOR. REPAIR TERMINAL/CONNECTOR CONCERN BY USING A SMALL SCREWDRIVER TO CLOSE THE INJECTOR TERMINAL GAP OR REPLACE THE 9D930 WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY. *AK
9803161999-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONDITION REGARDING THE ENGINE MISFIRE CODE ( DTC P0304 ). *YC
98741998-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. A NEW SILICONE GASKET AND SEALANT. *YC
98731998-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINING / BUZZING NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO. *TT
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
98611998-07-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. DIFFICULTIES REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
98521998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *YC
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC
985A111998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
98311998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REPAIRS TO VINYL COVERED SURFACES. *YC
971110972341998-03-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. VEHICLES EXHIBITING A "SQUEAKING" OR "CHIRPING" FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW BLOWER MOTOR SPEEDS. *YC
970501106281997-10-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. FUEL DIAGNOSTICS WERE COMPUTER EXHIBITS DTC 300. *YC
970501106061997-10-30. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE POWER STEERING TRANSDUCER IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A SERVICEABLE COMPONENT. *TW
BC1051397051997-09-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MIL (MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP) AND DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE) P1443 STORED IN MEMORY WITH NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *TW
BC32189705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING IF ANY HEADLAMP CONCERNS EXIST FOR 97 ESCORT/TRACER. *TW
BC24309705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT DELAY FROM PARK-TO-REVERSE AND PARK-TO-DRIVE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME. *TW
BC22319705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. THE POWER STEERING TRANSDUCER IS NOW RELEASED AS A SERVICEABLE COMPONENT. *TW
976121997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. NOISE- "BUZZING" NOISE HEARD FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA FOR 3 SECONDS AFTER IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF AND/OR AT ENGINE IDLE SPEED ON DECELERATION WHILE DRIVING- VEHICLES WITH 2.0L ENGINE. *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

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