Service bulletin 9849
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 | 601270 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1998-07-16 |
| Manufacturer's number | 9849 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-03-02 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
CONCERNS WITH COOLANT MAY LEAK FROM THE HEAD GASKETS AND / OR THE VEHICLE MAY OVERHEAT. *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
Engine, Cooling system
| FORD TAURUS | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
|---|---|
| FORD WINDSTAR | 1995 |
| LINCOLN CONTINENTAL | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| MERCURY SABLE | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 01V390000 | 2001-12-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN |
|---|---|
| 97V019000 | 1997-02-25. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN |
A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| 01M09 | 2002-04-18. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL PROGRAM 01S30 REGARDING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN CIRCUIT BREAKER INSTALLATION. *TT |
|---|---|
| 97S66 | 1997-06-27. Service bulletin. RECALL 97S66 - ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENT - THE ENGINE COOLING FAN COULD STALL DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF ICE, SNOW AND SLUSH WHEN THE CAR IS OPERATED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF HIGH WIND, HEAVY BLOWING SNOW AND LOW TEMPERATURES - IF THE FAN MOTOR IS BLOCKED OR FROZEN AND IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATED (TO LOWER THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE) OR THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER IS MANUALLY ACTIVATED (WHICH ACTIVATES THE LOW SPEED OF THE COOLING FAN), THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR AND ITS WIRING MAY OVERHEAT - IN SOME CASES, SMOKE OR A FIRE COULD RESULT - TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, DEALERS ARE TO INSTALL A JUMPER HARNESS ASSEMBLY WHICH INCORPORATES A 30 AMP IN-LINE CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE COOLING FAN MOTOR CIRCUIT RECALL 97S66. *TW |
| 95153 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. TEMPERATURE GAUGE - FLUCTUATING AND /OR INACCURATE HIGH READINGS. *SD |
| 9524 | 1995-03-17. Service bulletin. NEW RADIATOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS/MODIFICATION. *TW |