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Mercury Cougar 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9992 · NHTSA communication 606423 · issued May 17, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns with the liftgate latch not releasing using interior release or rke transmitter; popping up when unlocked; misalignment; and / or high closing efforts. *tt

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.