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Service bulletin 985A2

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id601001
Published by NHTSA1998-06-17
Manufacturer's number985A2
Manufacturer's date1998-03-18
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

NHTSA's summary

A SQUEALING AND / OR MOANING NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE REAR BRAKES DURING LIGHT TO MEDIUM BRAKE APPLICATIONS. *TT

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

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1995, 1996
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1995, 1996

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
95V1330001995-07-11. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
999101999-08-20. Service bulletin. ADDRESSING CONCERNS WITH THE BRAKE LAMP INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK ON POLICE VEHICLES. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT
98121999-07-08. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING SQUEALING AND / OR MOANING NOISE FROM THE REAR BRAKES DURING LIGHT TO MEDIUM BRAKE APPLICATIONS. *TT
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
985A131998-06-17. Service bulletin. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. *YC
985A111998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *YC