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Ford Escort 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 96244 · NHTSA communication 50903 · issued Nov 18, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Noise - rumbling noise from roof area - vehicles equipped with roof rack. *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.