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Ford Escort 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 983218 · NHTSA communication 603600 · issued Apr 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1997
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Engineering is investigating if any headlamp concerns exist for some vehicles. *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.