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Mercury Villager 1996–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC5232961101 · NHTSA communication 50843 · issued Nov 1, 1996

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

Official summary

Right side seat belt on vehicles equipped with 2nd row bench seat may enter the automatic locking mode. *tw

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.