WenmarOpen by Wenmar Pro

Service bulletin 980306

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 id602159
Published by NHTSA1998-09-23
Manufacturer's number980306
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE A PREMATURE LOW FUEL WARNING, SLOW FUEL FILL. *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

Fuel system

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1998

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
03982003-09-17. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT
46182001-01-02. Service bulletin. BRIEF INFORMATION VEHICLES EXHIBITING PREMATURE LOW FUEL WARNING, SLOW FUEL FILL. *TT
98-47432000-11-03. Service bulletin. FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. *AK
98-47212000-11-02. Service bulletin. PREMATURE LOW FUEL WARNING, SLOW FUEL FILL ACTION. *AK
9850562000-06-19. Service bulletin. REPEAT MESSAGE REGARDING PREMATURE LOW FUEL WARNING, SLOW FUEL FILL. *TT
991541999-12-01. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH THE LOW FUEL LAMP ILLUMINATING TOO EARLY OCCURRING WITH A 19-26 L (5-7 GALLON) FUEL RESERVE ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 95 L (25 GALLON) FUEL TANIK. *TT
98-03161999-10-07. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH SLOW FUEL FILL, DISTORTED FUEL TANK, FUEL GAGE ERRATIC, FUEL ODOR. *TT
9831711999-09-22. Service bulletin. CONDITIONS WITH THE FUEL GAU-GE NOT READING FULL OR THE GAUGE MAY PREMATURELY DROP TO THE 3/4 MARK. *TT
9760111999-07-26. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING VEHICLES WITH EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
98181999-07-09. Service bulletin. FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TT