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Mercury Villager 1996–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9739 · NHTSA communication 51668 · issued Feb 3, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seat Belts
component
1996–1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Safety belt- restriction of movement while driving- vehicles with second row bench seat, right side- vehicles built through 1/2/97. *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.