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Ford Windstar 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 996742 · NHTSA communication 608456 · issued Aug 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
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Visibility
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1999
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Official summary

Some vehciles may exhibit a popping noise when the power sliding door reaches the closed position, caused by the door striker adjustment and the door seal. *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.