# Service bulletin 985A36

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: 601043
- Published by NHTSA: 1998\-06\-23
- Manufacturer's number: 985A36
- Manufacturer's date: 1998\-03\-18
- NHTSA component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

## NHTSA's summary

A GRABBING AND/OR STICKING CONDITION DURING THE FIRST FEW BRAKE APPLICATIONS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE COLD OR IN THE MORNING AFTER AN OVERNIGHT RAIN MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. \*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

- 1991 to 1994 FORD EXPLORER
- 1983 to 1997 FORD RANGER

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [96V024001](/recalls/nhtsa/96V024001.md), 1996-02-05: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
- [1994157](/recalls/tc/1994157.md), 1994-10-17: Brakes
- [94V169001](/recalls/nhtsa/94V169001.md), 1994-09-07: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
- [1987102](/recalls/tc/1987102.md), 1987-09-23: Brakes
- [87V141000](/recalls/nhtsa/87V141000.md), 1987-09-04: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [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
- [0013](/bulletins/612200.md), 2000-06-06, Service bulletin: PARKING BRAKE. PROCEDURE FOR SERVICING PARKING BRAKE\- SERVICE TIP\- BRONCO AND F\-SERIES BUILT THROUGH 4/22/1994 AND EXPLORER/RANGER BUILT THROUGH 5/13/1994. \*MJS
- [0012](/bulletins/612198.md), 2000-06-06, Service bulletin: PARKING BRAKE. INFORMATION REGARDING PARKING BRAKE CONTROL ASSEMBLY CONCERNS\- BRONCO AND F\-SERIES BUILT THROUGH 4/22/1994 AND EXPLORER/RANGER BUILT THROUGH 5/13/1994. \*MJS
- [0011](/bulletins/612194.md), 2000-06-06, Service bulletin: PARKING BRAKE. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WHICH GOES TO THE FLOOR WITH MINIMAL EFFORT\- BRONCO AND F\-SERIES BUILT THROUGH 4/22/1994 AND EXPLORER/RANGER BUILT THROUGH 5/13/94.
- [99194](/bulletins/6090082.md), 2000-03-06, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. \*TT
- [9814](/bulletins/605562.md), 1999-07-09, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB\-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. \*TT
- [980319](/bulletins/603512.md), 1999-02-23, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT. CONCERNS WITH FALSE ABS ACTIVATION WHILE LIGHT BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. \*YC
- [9845](/bulletins/601264.md), 1998-07-15, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB\-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. \*YC
- [985A37](/bulletins/601044.md), 1998-06-23, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:CONTROLS, PEDALS AND LINKAGES. THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL MAY GO TO THE FOOR WITH LITTLE OR NO EFFORT DURING APPLICATION. \*YC
- [985A22](/bulletins/601025.md), 1998-06-19, Service bulletin: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. A COMPREHENSIVE PULL AND DRIFT DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ASSIST TECHNICIANS WITH VEHICLE SERVICE. \*YC

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