Mercury Villager 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12130 · NHTSA communication 613151 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some villagers built on or before 9-27-98 may exhibit a rattle noise from the rear of the vehicle when driving on rough roads or durning a left or right turn. *mjs
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.