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Lincoln Mark Viii 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0852961007 · NHTSA communication 50434 · issued Oct 7, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Rattle or knocking noise coming from the rear of the vehicle may be do the fuel vapor control valve clip not being properly snapped into the mounting bracket on the fuel tank. *tt

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.