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Service bulletins for the 1996 Mercury Villager

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.

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

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BC52219610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL. REVISED HOSE PART# F6HZ-9J291-A HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO REPLACE HOSE THAT SHOWS SIGNS OF DETERIORATION, CRACKS MAY APPEAR IN THE OUTER COVERING OF THE HOSE. *TT
BC52009610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE UNEXPLAINED MIL LIGHT CODES &/OR IRREGULAR SHIFTING (A4LD). THE -12A581- (95-96) OR -12B637- (97) WIRE LOOM IS COMING INTO CONTACT W/ THE CENTER WIPER ACCESS PLATE LWR CTR. *TT
BC51919610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT
BC51849610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT ACTIVATION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TT
BC51789610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP IMPROVED, HARDENED INNER GEROTOR GEAR. IMPROVEMENT WILL REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERMITTENT STALLING IN HOT AMBIENT TEMPS & A LONG CRANK TIME AFTER A COLD SOAK. *TT
BC08429610081997-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. PROCEDURE FOR INTERMITTENT ENGINE FLARE ON STARTUP FROM A STOP. *TT
BC08309610091997-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONCERN OF ENGINE FLARE DURING 2-3 SHIFT. *TT
BC08149610111997-04-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. FOR MIL ON W/ DTC 0802 &/OR 0905 CHECK CONNECTOR C198. *TT
BC07519610171997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. IMPROVED FUEL PUMP W/ AN IMPROVED, HARDENED INNER GEROTOR GEAR. *TT
BC06909610231997-04-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER. IMPROVED REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS AVAILABLE. *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.
BC01049601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM. MAY EXHIBIT A GRINDING/SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES. THE NOISE TYPICALLY APPEARS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN ITS COLD OR IN THE MORNING UNDER FIRST APPLICATION. ENGINEERING IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING A REVISED MATERIAL THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE BY JOB 1, 1997.

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