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Mercury Villager 1995technical service bulletin

Bulletin ONP96M89 · NHTSA communication 50884 · issued Oct 1, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1995
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engines in some villagers may develop abnormal engine noise (piston slap). *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.