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Mercury Cougar 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 15197 · NHTSA communication 624978 · issued Aug 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1999–2001
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a concern of backlite/hatchback moldings becoming loose. *jg

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.