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Service bulletin 9864

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 id601312
Published by NHTSA1998-07-21
Manufacturer's number9864
Manufacturer's date1998-03-30
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT

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, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1986, 1987
FORD AEROSTAR1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD AEROSTAR1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO II1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1985 to 1986
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD ECONOLINE1985 to 1998
FORD ESCORT1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
FORD ESCORT1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F SUPER DUTY1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-2501999
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F1501985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD F2501985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD F250 LD1985 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F250 LD1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F3501985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD FESTIVA1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD MUSTANG1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD PROBE1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD TAURUS1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD TEMPO1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
FORD TEMPO1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN MARK VII1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY CAPRI1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY COUGAR1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY TOPAZ1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1987
MERCURY TRACER1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY VILLAGER1997, 1998
MERKUR MERKUR1985 to 1988
MERKUR SCORPIO1988, 1989

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20074032007-12-12. Engine
07V5530002007-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
01V3900002001-12-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
20003082000-12-29. Engine
20003062000-12-29. Engine
19991621999-09-15. Emissions
19991341999-07-26. Emissions
19990971999-05-19. Engine
19990611999-04-15. Engine
19982251998-11-16. Engine

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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