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Service bulletin 985A20

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 id601020
Published by NHTSA1998-06-18
Manufacturer's number985A20
Manufacturer's date1998-03-18
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

NHTSA's summary

A SQUEALING NOISE MAY COME FROM THE REAR BRAKES ON SOME VEHICLES WHEN BRAKING. *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

Brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD TAURUS1993, 1994, 1995
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1993, 1994, 1995
MERCURY SABLE1993, 1994, 1995

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19950691995-04-11. Brakes
94V1980001994-10-11. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
19941311994-08-11. Brakes
94V1290001994-07-12. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
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
117402001-01-10. Service bulletin. 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
985A62000-12-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY CYCLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH ROADS OR ON AN INCLINE WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN. *YC
96742000-06-21. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A SQUEAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR BRAKES ON SOME VEHICLES WHEN BRAKING. *TT
981652000-04-07. Service bulletin. SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT BRAKEW WHEN BRAKING. YD
991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT
9872521999-02-26. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING BRAKE CREAKING.
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
985A131998-06-17. Service bulletin. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE. *YC
985A111998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *YC