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Service bulletin 985A11

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 id601009
Published by NHTSA1998-06-17
Manufacturer's number985A11
Manufacturer's date1998-03-18
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

NHTSA's summary

SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ECONOLINE1993 to 1997
FORD ESCORT1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD EXPEDITION1997
FORD EXPLORER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F SUPER DUTY1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-2501993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD FESTIVA1993
FORD MUSTANG1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD PROBE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1993, 1994, 1995
FORD RANGER1997
FORD TAURUS1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD TEMPO1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN MARK1995
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN MARK VIII1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1993
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY SABLE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY TOPAZ1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
05V0860002005-03-14. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
20020662002-04-05. Brakes
02V1010002002-04-04. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
20002822000-11-28. Brakes
00V3490002000-10-30. PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
20000772000-03-21. Brakes
00V0750002000-03-09. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
19991261999-06-23. Brakes
99V1470001999-06-14. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
19981571998-07-31. Brakes

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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169872003-11-05. Service bulletin. SLIGHT AMOUNT OF FLUID RESIDUE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER DUST BOOT ON VEHICLES WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES. *TT
159102002-12-06. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH BRAKE VIBRATION, ROUGHNESS AND / OR GRINDING NOISE, AND EXCESSIVE BRAKE ROTOR CORROSION. *TT
157192002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REAR DRUM BRAKES THAT DRAG OR WILL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY WHEN OPERATED IN WET CONDITIONS AND / OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TT
156822002-11-07. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM AND / OR RED BRAKE LAMP ON AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TT
011922002-02-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A GRABBING CONDITION FROM THE REAR DRUM BRAKES DURING THE FIRST FEW BRAKE APPLICATIONS AFTER EXTENDED HUMIDITY EXPOSURE. *TT
152492001-12-03. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH HIGH BRAKE PEDAL FORCE TO STOP AFTER ROTOR MACHINING. *TT
151682001-11-08. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT HIGH FREQUENCY BRAKE SQUEAL NOISE. *YH
149052001-07-20. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AMBER ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LAMP ON WITH UNDEFINED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) STORED. *TT
146562001-05-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REAR DRUM BRAKES THAT DRAG OR WILL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY WHEN OPERATED IN WET CONDITIONS AND / OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TT