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Mercury Villager 1996–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 97112 · NHTSA communication 51367 · issued Jan 2, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1996–1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Steering wheel switches- intermittent operation of radio and/or speed control- vehicles built through 12/1/96. *jd095

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.