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Ford Aerostar 1986–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9832 · NHTSA communication 600586 · issued Feb 16, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1986–1997
model years
34
vehicle entries

Official summary

Front and rear bumpers made of xenoy plastic have had the conductive primer removed from service parts. *yc

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.