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Mercury Villager 1999technical 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.