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Mercury Mountaineer 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC1009597020 · NHTSA communication 51147 · issued Jan 2, 1997

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

Official summary

Vehicles built prior to 10/1/96 may have been built with wrong tem gauge system parts. *jd

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.