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Service bulletin 9848

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 id601269
Published by NHTSA1998-07-16
Manufacturer's number9848
Manufacturer's date1998-03-02
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

NHTSA's summary

ANNOUNCING THE FORD OEM AIR CONDITIONING RETROFIT KIT AVAILABILITY. *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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD BRONCO II1988, 1989, 1990
FORD CARGO1989 to 1994
FORD CL90001985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1986
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD ECONOLINE1988 to 1993
FORD ESCORT1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993
FORD F SERIES1985 to 1995
FORD F SUPER DUTY1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993
FORD F1501988, 1989, 1990
FORD F2501988, 1989, 1990
FORD F3501988, 1989, 1990
FORD FESTIVA1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD L SERIES1985 to 1994
FORD MUSTANG1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD PROBE1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD RANGER1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD TEMPO1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD THUNDERBIRD1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
LINCOLN MARK VII1986, 1987 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
MERCURY COUGAR1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
MERCURY COUGAR1991, 1992, 1993
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
MERCURY TOPAZ1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
MERCURY TRACER1987
MERCURY TRACER1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
MERCURY VILLAGER1993

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
95V2220011995-11-21. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
90V1340001990-07-27. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
90V1330001990-07-27. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
90V0930001990-05-09. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

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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