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Service bulletin 9888

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 id601238
Published by NHTSA1998-07-10
Manufacturer's number9888
Manufacturer's date1998-04-27
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD AEROSTAR1998
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1980
FORD BRONCO1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO II1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD BRONCO II1991, 1992 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1980 to 1986
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD ECONOLINE1981 to 1998
FORD ESCORT1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD EXP1982 to 1988
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
FORD EXPLORER1997, 1998
FORD F SUPER DUTY1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
FORD F SUPER DUTY1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD F-1501998
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-250 SD1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F1501981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD F250 HD1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F250 LD1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F3501981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD FESTIVA1986 to 1987
FORD FESTIVA1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD MUSTANG1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD PROBE1989, 1990
FORD PROBE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD TEMPO1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD THUNDERBIRD1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN MARK VII1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN MARK VIII1989 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1980
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY CAPRI1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY COUGAR1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
MERCURY COUGAR1986, 1987, 1988
MERCURY COUGAR1990, 1991
MERCURY COUGAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1980
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY LN71982
MERCURY LN71984 to 1987
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY TOPAZ1986, 1987
MERCURY TOPAZ1994
MERCURY TOPAZ1998
MERCURY TRACER1987
MERCURY TRACER1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
99V2040001999-07-28. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98V2330001998-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
97V1710001997-10-07. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
97V0970001997-06-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
96V1760001996-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
96V1660001996-09-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
96V0860001996-05-14. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
93V1800001993-11-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
91V1890001991-11-04. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
91V0480001991-03-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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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