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Service bulletin 985A3

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 id601002
Published by NHTSA1998-06-17
Manufacturer's number985A3
Manufacturer's date1998-03-18
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NHTSA's summary

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ( ABS ) MAY ACTIVATE UNDER FALSE ABS CONDITIONS. *YC

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 CROWN VICTORIA1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1995, 1996, 1997

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

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BC03149723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. INADVERTENT ABS ACTIVATION ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT. *JD
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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.
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