{"nhtsa_id":51178,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"1997-06-27","date":"1997-01-02","document_id":"BC1011497020","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"WATER LEAK IN THE REAR OF A VEHICLE, CHECK FOR WATER ENTERING IN AT THE REAR HATCH HINGES. *JD","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/51178","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"MERCURY","model":"SABLE","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"TAURUS","model":"TAURUS","year_from":null,"year_to":null,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}