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Service bulletins for the 1997 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.

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

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BC24439705011997-09-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO MANUALLY CLEAR CODES FROM MEMORY AFTER AN ABS BRAKE REPAIR. *TW
BC23659705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INSTRUCTIONS ON ENGINE REPLACEMENT. *TW
BC23049705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). EGR FUNCTION TESTING. *TW
BC22909705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. FRONT DOOR WINDOW BINDING WHILE TRAVELING UP OR DOWN. *TW
BC22359705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. SHEET METAL DISTORTION AROUND THE AREA OF THE REAR WIPER SHAFT. *TW
BC22239705011997-09-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING OIL LEAKS ON 1997 VILLAGERS. *TW
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
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
977141997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. TRANSAXLE- DIFFICULTY MOVING SHIFT LEVER FROM "PARK" POSITION- VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 2/1/97. *JD
977121997-07-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL DISPLAY- DISPLAYS FAHRENHEIT AND CELSIUS IN DIFFERENT DISPLAYS- VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL. *JD
977111997-07-17. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. LAMP- AIR BAG WARNING LAMP FLASHES ALL THE TIME OR INTERMITTENTLY- NO CODES STORED IN MEMORY. *JD
BC32259701121997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR DTC P0705. *TW
BC32109702131997-07-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. POWER DELAY FEATURE FOR POWER WINDOWS AND MOON ROOF. *TW
32039702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. DIAGNOSIS OF ABS SYSTEM. *TW
BC32039702141997-07-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. DIAGNOSIS OF A VILLAGER ABS SYSTEM. *TW
BC10340970201997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT. INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER THAT IS DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION. *JD
BC30739702271997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER DIFFICULT TO MOVE FROM THE PARK POSITION DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER PLUNGER SHIFT ROD BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *TW
97391997-06-27. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. SAFETY BELT- RESTRICTION OF MOVEMENT WHILE DRIVING- VEHICLES WITH SECOND ROW BENCH SEAT, RIGHT SIDE- VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 1/2/97. *JD
BC10261972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. ABS SYSTEM AND PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT OF THE HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. *JD
BC10233972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INTERFACE WITH VILLAGER PCM/TCM ON 1996 & 1997 VEHICLES, USE THE OBD II DLC CONNECTOR LOCATED JUST BENEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. *JD
BC10222972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. A RESOLUTION FOR ERRATIC AND/OR HARSH UPSHIFT. *JD
BC10215972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. POOR HEATER CAPABILITY IN VILLAGERS DURING COLD WEATHER WHILE THE ENGINE IS AT IDLE. *JD
BC10211972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. A MIL CONCERN DTC 0208 ON VEHICLES, WHICH INDICATES AN ERRONEOUS CYLINDER CODE. *JD

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