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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| BC0261970201 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SQUEAK/RUB NOISE WHEN TURNING. *JD |
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| BC0186970201 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. WINDNOISE AT THE UPPER B-PILLAR CORNER AREA. *JD |
| BC0055970201 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:SHACKLE. CHUNCH/GRUNT NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR LEAF SPRING SHACKLE BUSHING MAY BE REPAIRED BY INSTALLING AN IMPROVED SHACKLE ASSEMBLY. *JD |
| 962612 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
| 962522 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. EXTENDED CRANK - LONG CRANK TIME DURING MORNING START-UPS - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 7/1/96 NO START - NO START AFTER SHORT HOT SOAK - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 7/1/96 STALLING - INTERMITTENT IN HOT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 7/1/96. *TW |
| 96252 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. LOCKS - REPLACE AND/OR REPAIR ANY LOCK COMPONENT - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
| 96226 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING - COMPRESSOR FAILURE - INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT OIL. *TW |
| 96225 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR - REPLACEMENT AS AN ASSEMBLY - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
| 96222 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. BRAKES - ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
| 96249 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER - LEAK TEST PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
| BC5232961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE. RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2ND ROW BENCH SEAT MAY ENTER THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE. *TW |
| BC0043961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. VEHICLE EXHIBITING AN INTERMITTENT ACTIVATION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TW |
| BC0040961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. DAMAGE TO FRONT AND/OR REAR 02 SENSORS FOR 96-97 VILLAGERS. *TW |
| BC0532961108 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. VILLAGERS MAY DEVELOP AN INOPERATIVE REAR WIPER MOTOR. *TW |
| BC0496961112 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. DTC P0135/P0141 MAY BE SET WHEN THE PCM RECEIVES INACCURATE VOLTAGE FROM THE 02 HEATER CIRCUIT. *TW |
| BC0492961112 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE. VILLAGERS EQUIPPED WITH A 2ND ROW BENCH SEAT, MAY EXPERIENCE A RIGHT SIDE SEAT BELT THAT MAY ENTER THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING MODE. *TW |
| BC0419961112 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. PLASTIC SEAT BELT GUIDE ON 2ND ROW SEAT WILL BREAK IF USED TO RAISE THE SEAT BACK FROM A LOWERED POSITION. *TW |
| BC0482961113 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. EXTENDED CRANK OR INTERMITTENT STALLING IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *TW |
| BC0412961120 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. CONCERNS OF ABS AMBER INDICATOR LIGHT ON. *TW |
| BC0364961125 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INTERMITTENT ACTIVATION OF POWER DOOR LOCKS. *TW |
| BC0313961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, CODE P030X, WITH NO DRIVEABILITY COMPLAINT. *TW |
| BC0306961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INTERMITTENT POWER DOOR LOCK ACTIVATION. *TW |
| BC9688961001 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. INFORMATION FOR WHEN DIAGNOSING CONCERNS W/ FACTORY INSTALLED CELLULAR PHONES. *TT |
| BC9685961001 | 1997-05-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. PARTS INFORMATION FOR REPLACING THE MAIN CONTROL. *TT |
| BC5223961001 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. VEHICLES MAY DEVELOP AN INOP REAR WIPER MOTOR. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.