Ford Escort 1997–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9861 · NHTSA communication 601309 · issued Mar 30, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997–1998
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Difficulties removing key from ignition on some vehicles. *yc
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.