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Service bulletin 982675

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 id603573
Published by NHTSA1999-02-25
Manufacturer's number982675
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

NHTSA's summary

A REVISED FORWARD CLUTCH INNER SEAL FOR THE AXOD, AXODE, AX4S & AX4N TRANSAXLE IS AVAILABLE WITH IMPROVED SEALING AND REDUCED CHANCE OF THE SEAL ROLLING DURING INSTALLATION. *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

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
CONTINENTAL TRAILER CONTINENTAL1988
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD WINDSOR1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 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
12V1930002012-05-03. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

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
011712001-11-30. Service bulletin. TRANSAXLE - AX4S - REPLACEMENT APPLICATION CHART - WINDSTAR VEHICLES ONLY. *NLM
151422001-11-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 2-3 SHIFT AFTER INSTALLING A REMANUFACTURED AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE. *YH
150592001-09-06. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A AX4N / 4F50N TRANSAXLE EXHIBITING A SHUDDER DURING A 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
142202001-08-07. Service bulletin. INFORMATION USED TO SERVICE AX4N TRANSAXLE EQUIPPED VEHICLES EXHIBITING SHUDDER DURING 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
01172001-04-03. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING REMANUFACTURED AX4S SHO TRANSAXLES BUILT WITH A UNIQUE TRIPLE CLUTCH PACK ASSEMBLY AND DRIVEN SPROCKET SUPPORT. *TT
0101072001-04-03. Service bulletin. SOME REMANUFACTURED AX4S SHO TRANSAXLES USED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WILL BE BUILT WITH A UNIQUE TRIPLE CLUTCH PACK ASSEMBLY AND DRIVEN SPROCKET SUPPORT. *JB
47072001-01-10. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH AX4S TRANSAXLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN OF INCREASED ENGINE RPM AND BUMP ON THE 3-2 TORQUE DEMAND DOWN SHIFT AT LIGHT THROTTLE (TIP-IN) BETWEEN 10-15 MPH. *TT
142202000-09-21. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AN AX4N TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A SHUDDER DURING A 3-4 SHIFT. *TT
130242000-05-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 3-2 DOWNSHIFT WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN STEPPING INTO THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM THE CORNER. *TT
991842000-03-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AX4S TRANSAXLE, MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 2-3 DOWNSHIFT MAY OCCUR WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN ACCELERATING. *TT