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Ford Escort 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC3340972301 · NHTSA communication 51440 · issued Jan 23, 1997

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

Official summary

Radio wire harness shorted to ground at the radio chassis. *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.