Mercury Mountaineer 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5190 · NHTSA communication 613321 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some vehicles built between 9/14/98 and 10/28/98, the rear liftgate applique lettering may be difficult to read. New appliques have now been released which incorporate chrome lettering to enhance the visibility of the brand name. *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.