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Service bulletin 98030298420

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 id601281
Published by NHTSA1998-07-16
Manufacturer's number98030298420
Manufacturer's date1998-03-02
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

A NO START OR HARD START CONDITION MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES DUE TO THE GLOW PLUG CONTROL SYSTEM. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD E3501983, 1984, 1985, 1986
FORD F2501983, 1984, 1985, 1986
FORD F3501983, 1984, 1985, 1986

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
88V1330001988-08-09. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
87V1440001987-09-09. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
87V1130001987-07-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
83V0930001983-09-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
BC28939504011995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN
BC42251995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN
BC42251995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN
95881995-11-01. Service bulletin. KNOCKING NOISE ON INITIAL START-UP. *TW
955241995-11-01. Service bulletin. THERE MAY BE A CONCERN OF POOR PERFORMANCE, COOLANT IN THE OIL AND ENGINE KNOCKING AND/OR HYDRAULIC LOCK ON SOME VEHICLES. *TW