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Ford Escort 1991–1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00187 · NHTSA communication 618596 · issued Sep 4, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
1991–1996
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject pertaining to revised door latch switch service procedure. *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.