Mercury Villager 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5179 · NHTSA communication 613309 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built on or before 9/27/98 may exhibit a rattle noise from the rear of vehicle when driving on rough roads or during left or right turn. *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.