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Ford Mustang 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC1024497230 · NHTSA communication 51613 · issued Jan 23, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The passive anti theft system is now standard on all 1997 mustangs. *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.