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Ford Econoline 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0362961125 · NHTSA communication 50744 · issued Nov 25, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

If on a 1977 econoline the key chimes sound 5 times during the start or during vehicle operation, this indicates that the airbag lamp has a fault and there is a fault in the air bag system. *tw

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.