Ford Escort 1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC1018097230 · NHTSA communication 51535 · issued Jan 23, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
The roof rack cross bar was revised to eliminate the adhesive strip on the bottom surface. *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.