# 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. - Type: Service bulletin - NHTSA id: 601012 - Published by NHTSA: 1998\-06\-17 - Manufacturer's number: 985A13 - Manufacturer's date: 1998\-03\-18 - NHTSA component: SERVICE 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 - 1986 to 1996 FORD AEROSTAR - 1994 to 1996 FORD ASPIRE - 1990 to 1996 FORD B SERIES - 1990 to 1996 FORD BRONCO - 1990 to 1991 FORD C SERIES - 1995 to 1996 FORD CONTOUR - 1985 to 1986 FORD CROWN VICTORIA - 1987 to 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA - 1990 to 1996 FORD ECONOLINE - 1984 to 1989 FORD ESCORT - 1991 FORD ESCORT - 1993 to 1996 FORD ESCORT - 1991 to 1996 FORD EXPLORER - 1990 to 1996 FORD F SERIES - 1990 to 1996 FORD F SUPER DUTY - 1991 to 1996 FORD F\-150 - 1991 to 1996 FORD F\-250 - 1991 to 1996 FORD F\-350 - 1990 FORD F150 - 1990 FORD F250 - 1990 FORD F350 - 1984 to 1996 FORD MUSTANG - 1989 to 1996 FORD PROBE - 1983 to 1996 FORD RANGER - 1986 to 1996 FORD TAURUS - 1984 to 1994 FORD TEMPO - 1984 to 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD - 1995 to 1996 FORD WINDSTAR - 1982 to 1989 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL - 1991 to 1996 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL - 1993 to 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII - 1986 to 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR - 1991 to 1994 MERCURY CAPRI - 1984 to 1996 MERCURY COUGAR - 1985 to 1996 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS - 1995 to 1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE - 1986 to 1996 MERCURY SABLE - 1984 to 1994 MERCURY TOPAZ - 1987 MERCURY TRACER - 1988 to 1989 MERCURY TRACER - 1993 to 1996 MERCURY VILLAGER ## Recalls for the same vehicles and component - [2002066](/recalls/tc/2002066.md), 2002-04-05: Brakes - [02V101000](/recalls/nhtsa/02V101000.md), 2002-04-04: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS - [2000282](/recalls/tc/2000282.md), 2000-11-28: Brakes - [00V349000](/recalls/nhtsa/00V349000.md), 2000-10-30: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL - [2000077](/recalls/tc/2000077.md), 2000-03-21: Brakes - [00V075000](/recalls/nhtsa/00V075000.md), 2000-03-09: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - [1999126](/recalls/tc/1999126.md), 1999-06-23: Brakes - [99V147000](/recalls/nhtsa/99V147000.md), 1999-06-14: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER - [1998157](/recalls/tc/1998157.md), 1998-07-31: Brakes - [1996034](/recalls/tc/1996034.md), 1996-02-21: Brakes ## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component - [16987](/bulletins/10003853.md), 2003-11-05, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. SLIGHT AMOUNT OF FLUID RESIDUE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDER DUST BOOT ON VEHICLES WITH REAR DRUM BRAKES. \*TT - [15719](/bulletins/636361.md), 2002-11-07, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM. 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 - [15682](/bulletins/636312.md), 2002-11-07, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT ANTI\-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM AND / OR RED BRAKE LAMP ON AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. \*TT - [15249](/bulletins/625794.md), 2001-12-03, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. CONCERNS WITH HIGH BRAKE PEDAL FORCE TO STOP AFTER ROTOR MACHINING. \*TT - [14656](/bulletins/619160.md), 2001-05-17, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM. 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 - [00S03](/bulletins/618580.md), 2001-04-17, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SAFETY RECALL PERTAINING TO BRAKE PRESSURE CONTROL REDUCING VALVE REPLACEMENT. \*JB - [00S37S1](/bulletins/616811.md), 2001-03-13, Service bulletin: PARKING BRAKE. SUBJECT REGARDING PARKING BRAKE CONTROL ASSEMBLY MODIFICATION. \*TT - [12230](/bulletins/615491.md), 2001-01-17, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. 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 - [12217](/bulletins/615478.md), 2001-01-17, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. 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 - [11740](/bulletins/615255.md), 2001-01-10, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO JUNE 16, 1998 MAY EXHIBIT NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES, USUSALLY AT LOW SPEEDS JUST PRIOR TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. \*TT JSON: [/v1/bulletins/601012](/v1/bulletins/601012) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20Service%20bulletin%20985A13&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Fbulletins%2F601012&vehicle=Service%20bulletin%20985A13)