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Mercury Villager 1999–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0243 · NHTSA communication 636061 · issued Mar 4, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1999–2002
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built from 9/26/1998 through 9/5/2001 may exhibit power door locks that self-active or cycle on. *tt

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.