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Service bulletin 982535

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 id603555
Published by NHTSA1999-02-24
Manufacturer's number982535
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:REAR

NHTSA's summary

EXHIBITING A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF REAR END NOISE OVER BUMPS. *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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
15V6080002015-09-29. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
12V1950002012-05-03. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
10V3850002010-08-26. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
20102842010-08-24. Suspension
01V1990002001-06-18. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
20011202001-06-08. Suspension

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
TSB1600702021-12-20. Service bulletin. Safety recall 10S13 - Rear axle corrosion - requests for recall service action
16-00702020-12-07. Service bulletin. For 1998-2003 Windstar vehicles Safety Recall 10S13 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where the rear axle could potentially fracture. If the rear axle should completely fracture, vehicle handling may be affected which could increase the risk of a crash.
CSP-15-N-022016-06-22. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
TSB-14-01672015-08-01. Service bulletin. FORD: SAFETY RECALL CONCERNING REAR AXLE FRACTURING IF VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN HIGH CORROSION AREAS FOR AND EXTENDED PERIOD. MODEL 1998-03 WINDSTAR. *PE
TSB-14-01462015-01-17. Service bulletin. FORD: ON SOME MINIVANS, REAR AXLE WILL FRACTURE, IN HIGH CORROSION AREA, AFTER OPERATING FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD, AND VEHICLE HANDLING ABILITY WILL BE AFFECTED. MODEL 1998-2003 WINDSTAR. *PE
021322002-11-04. Service bulletin. GRUNT / POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH WHEN TURNING. *TT
021522002-11-04. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POPPING / GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING TURNS. *TT
971102000-08-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION-DIAGNOSTIC AAN INSPECTION FOR FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE (S)- SERVICE TIP. *AK TIP.
114742000-07-10. Service bulletin. SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF REAR END NOISE OVER BUMPS. *TT
98114722000-07-10. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF VIBRATION ABOVE 45 MPH. *TT