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Mercury Villager 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 11528 · NHTSA communication 613792 · issued Apr 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a surge under certain deceleration conditions, engine stalling during transmission engagement, or an excessive sulfur-type odor from the exhaust at times. *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.