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Service bulletin 985A12

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 id601010
Published by NHTSA2000-06-29
Manufacturer's number985A12
Manufacturer's date1998-03-18
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES

NHTSA's summary

RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR TOWING BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. *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

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD E-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD E3501988, 1989, 1990
FORD ESCORT1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F SUPER DUTY1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F-531995 to 1996
FORD F1501988, 1989, 1990
FORD F2501988, 1989, 1990
FORD F3501988, 1989, 1990
FORD F531989 to 1994
FORD FESTIVA1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD PROBE1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD RANGER1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD TAURUS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
FORD TAURUS SHO1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD TEMPO1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY CAPRI1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997
MERCURY TOPAZ1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1991, 1992, 1993, 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
14V1970002014-04-16. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
96V1610001996-08-29. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
95V0370001995-02-28. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
94V2390001994-12-01. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
94V1410001994-08-01. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
89V2200001989-11-21. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

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

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