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Service bulletin 982720

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 id603584
Published by NHTSA1999-02-25
Manufacturer's number982720
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONDITIONS CONCERNING ROOF RACK TAP PLATES. *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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER1998
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19991331999-06-30. Structure

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
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992282000-03-03. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING WATER LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE MOONROOF OPENING. *TT
992032000-02-10. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON REPLACING THE FRONT BUMPER BRACKET. *TT
64291999-09-03. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON REFILLING TISSUES FOR THE CENTER CONSOLE FACIAL TISSUE COMPARTMENT. *TT
982031999-04-28. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF ADHESIVES USED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *TT