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Mercury Mountaineer 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC9696961001 · NHTSA communication 50554 · issued Oct 1, 1996

Technical service bulletin
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1997
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Official summary

Vehicles may exhibit a condition where the windshield wipers come in contact w/ the 'a' pillars (& each other) during operation. May be due to wiper arms having been reversed during installation. *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.