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Service bulletin 9811451

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 id603605
Published by NHTSA1999-02-25
Manufacturer's number9811451
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PICH WHISTLE FROM THE HEATER CORE HOUSING CASE. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Heating and air conditioning

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1998

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

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