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Ford Mustang 1997–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 996795 · NHTSA communication 608762 · issued Aug 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–1999
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject regarding vehicles equipped with 4.6l engine regardless of transmission, may exhibit a (front end accessory drive (fead) belt- belt noise, damage, and / or belt comes off). *tt

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.