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Mercury Villager 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00181 · NHTSA communication 618584 · issued Sep 4, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1999–2000
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may experience vibration / shake felt in the steering wheel and / or floor pan and front seat at steady vehicle speeds above 72 km/h (45 mph) on smooth roads after the tire / wheel assemblies are balanced. *jb

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.