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Service bulletin BC1014497020

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id51205
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's numberBC1014497020
Manufacturer's date1997-01-02
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT

NHTSA's summary

COMPLAINTS OF THE RED BRAKE LAMP OR THE YELLOW ABS LAMP ON, CHECKING THE MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE FLUID LEVEL SHOULD BE THE FIRST STEP. *JD

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Brakes, Anti-lock brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
156822002-11-07. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM AND / OR RED BRAKE LAMP ON AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TT
122302001-01-17. Service bulletin. ALL VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT
985A512000-06-16. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES REPEAT REPAIRS MAY BE MADE TO 4-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (4WABS) DUE TO MISDIAGNOSIS OF 4WABS CONCERNS WHICH MAY RESULT IN REPLACEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS. *TT
985A482000-06-16. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) PUMP MOTOR MAY RUN WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE WHEN TURNING AND DRIVING OVER A BUMP. *TT
128081999-09-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) LOW SPEED FALSE ACTIVATION WITH NO DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE). *TT
63921999-09-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ABS (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM) LOW SPEED FALSE ACTIVATION WITH NO (DTC) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. *TT
972111997-06-27. Service bulletin. BRAKES - ANTI-LOCK - ABS PUMP MOTOR ACTIVATION WHILE BRAKING OVER A BUMP OR AN INCLINE - VEHICLES WITH TRACTION CONTROL - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 9/15/96. *TW
BC00839702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. IF RED BRAKE LAMP OR THE YELLOW ABS LAMP IS ON, VERIFY THE MASTER CYLINDER IS FULL WITH BRAKE FLUID. *JD
952121996-04-25. Service bulletin. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL.