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Ford Escort 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0014972301 · NHTSA communication 51391 · issued Jan 23, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles built thru 6/96 may exhibit a "buzzing" noise from the dash panel area for approximately 3 seconds after the ignition is switched off. *jd

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.