Mercury Villager 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC3521972301 · NHTSA communication 51501 · issued Jan 23, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
1996–1997
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
2nd row bench seat, may experience a right side seat belt that may enter the automatic locking mode preventing freedom of movement while driving. *jd
Vehicles covered
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.