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Service bulletin 982744

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id603597
Published by NHTSA1999-02-25
Manufacturer's number982744
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON REPLACING A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM), FAILURE TO REESTABLISH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PCM AND THE PATS MODULE MAY RESULT IN A CRANK-NO START WITH CODE P1260. *TT

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Ignition

Trouble codes named

P1260

Vehicles listed
FORD MUSTANG1998

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

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