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Mercury Villager 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985180 · NHTSA communication 613310 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Interior Lighting
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit interior courtesty lamps which are inoperative when the liftgate is opened. *tt

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.