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Ford Escort 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0131970201 · NHTSA communication 51037 · issued Jan 2, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles having a water leak concern under the drive and/or passenger front seats. *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.