Mercury Villager 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC3073970227 · NHTSA communication 51681 · issued Feb 27, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1996–1997
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Transmission shift lever difficult to move from the park position due to ignition switch cylinder plunger shift rod being out of alignment. *tw
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.