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Service bulletin 9845

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 id601264
Published by NHTSA1998-07-15
Manufacturer's number9845
Manufacturer's date1998-03-02
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR

NHTSA's summary

AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *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, Brake rotor

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1993
FORD AEROSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ECONOLINE1993 to 1998
FORD ESCORT1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998
FORD EXPLORER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F SUPER DUTY1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-2501993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-250 SD1993, 1994 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-250 SD1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD FESTIVA1993
FORD MUSTANG1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD PROBE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999
FORD TAURUS1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD TEMPO1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY COUGAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY SABLE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY TOPAZ1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1993, 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.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
117642001-01-10. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED WITH COVERS OVER THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT
57891999-06-04. Service bulletin. REPLACING FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *TT
9846471999-03-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WILL BE DELIVERED WITH COVERS OVER THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *YC
985A161998-06-18. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTOR PROTECTORS ARE CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED ON MARK VIII VEHICLES ONLY. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
BC96939610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. NEW DISC BRAKE ROTOR COVERS NOW BEING INSTALL ON THE FRONT OF VEHICLES TO HELP PREVENT CORROSION FROM FORMING ON THE ROTORS DURING TRANSPORTATION & STORAGE. *TT
BC96789610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. FRONT DISC ROTOR PROTECTORS (CHEMICALLY TREATED COVERS) ARE BEING INSTALLED TO ASSIST IN MINIMIZING THE CORROSION THAT DEVELOPS ON THE ROTORS SURFACE WHILE VEHICLE IS ON DEALER LOT. *TT
BC07629610161997-04-24. Service bulletin. REPETITIVE THUMPING/KNOCKING NOISE PROPORTIONAL TO WHEEL SPEED WHEN BRAKING. *TT
BC35419503011995-03-30. Service bulletin. THUMP NOISE DURING LIGHT BRAKING. *TW