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Service bulletin 985A6

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 id601004
Published by NHTSA2000-12-14
Manufacturer's number985A6
Manufacturer's date1998-03-18
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY CYCLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH ROADS OR ON AN INCLINE WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN. *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 VICTORIA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD TAURUS1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD THUNDERBIRD1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
MERCURY COUGAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
MERCURY SABLE1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 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
93V0230001993-01-04. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

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
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
122172001-01-17. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN MENTIONS THAT FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT
60352000-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TEVES FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES IN MEMORY. *TT
66012000-05-11. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK (4WABS) LAMP ILLUMINATED AND A HARD FAULT DTC C1155 (LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CIRCUIT) AFTER THE 4WABS INTEGRATED CONTROL UNIT (ICU) HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TT
999101999-08-20. Service bulletin. ADDRESSING CONCERNS WITH THE BRAKE LAMP INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK ON POLICE VEHICLES. *TT
985A31998-06-17. Service bulletin. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ( ABS ) MAY ACTIVATE UNDER FALSE ABS CONDITIONS. *YC
BC031A4970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. INADVERTENT ABS ACTIVATION ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT. *TW
BC10184972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. THE ABS/RED BRAKE/AIR SUSPENSION LAMPS COMING ON, CHECK FOR A BAD GROUND ON CIRCUIT 430. *JD
BC35039723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. THE ABS/RED BRAKE/AIR SUSPENSION LAMPS COMING ON, CHECK FOR A BAD GROUND ON CIRCUIT 430. *JD
BC03149723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. INADVERTENT ABS ACTIVATION ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT. *JD