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Ford Windstar 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 6497 · NHTSA communication 610657 · issued Jul 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
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1999
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Official summary

Exhibiting driver front door glass that seems slow to clear / defog. Engineering is developing a new side window demister vent due for release by august 15, 1999. *tt

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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.