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Service bulletin 98216

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 id603669
Published by NHTSA1999-03-01
Manufacturer's number98216
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentSTEERING

NHTSA's summary

A STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT FELT WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH SURFACES.

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

Steering

Vehicles listed
FORD THUNDERBIRD1995, 1996, 1997
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
MERCURY COUGAR1995, 1996, 1997

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
131902000-03-21. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING STEERING- POOR RETURNABILITY-HIGH EFFORT. *MJS
70022000-03-20. Service bulletin. STEERING- POOR RETURNABILITY- HIGH EFFORT. *MJS
982411999-03-16. Service bulletin. DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS ON PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ( PATS ). *YC
98831998-07-10. Service bulletin. A CONDITION WITH STEERING NIBBLE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS SUCH AS GROOVED PAVEMENT ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
97641997-07-17. Service bulletin. STEERING- TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM- SERVICE TIPS. *JD