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Ford Probe 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC1017597230 · NHTSA communication 51528 · issued Jan 23, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

The lumbar bag inflates but does not apply adequate pressure to the seat back may be caused by improper positioning of the lumbar bag support rods. *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.