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Service bulletin 985A13

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 id601012
Published by NHTSA1998-06-17
Manufacturer's number985A13
Manufacturer's date1998-03-18
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

NHTSA's summary

THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. *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 AEROSTAR1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996
FORD B SERIES1990 to 1996
FORD BRONCO1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD C SERIES1990 to 1991
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1985 to 1986
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD ECONOLINE1990 to 1996
FORD ESCORT1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
FORD ESCORT1991
FORD ESCORT1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F SERIES1990 to 1996
FORD F SUPER DUTY1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F1501990
FORD F2501990
FORD F3501990
FORD MUSTANG1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD PROBE1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD RANGER1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD TEMPO1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
MERCURY CAPRI1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY COUGAR1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
MERCURY TOPAZ1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1987
MERCURY TRACER1988, 1989
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 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
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
19960341996-02-21. Brakes

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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