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Service bulletin 98203

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 id603688
Published by NHTSA1999-03-02
Manufacturer's number98203
Manufacturer's date1998-10-12
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH ADHENSIVES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *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 CONTOUR1998
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1998
FORD ECONOLINE1998
FORD ESCORT1998
FORD EXPEDITION1998
FORD EXPLORER1998
FORD F-1501998
FORD F-2501998
FORD GRAND MARQUIS1998
FORD MUSTANG1998
FORD RANGER1998
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999
FORD TAURUS1998
FORD WINDSTAR1998
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1998
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1998
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1998
MERCURY SABLE1998
MERCURY TRACER1998
MERCURY VILLAGER1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20154372015-09-29. Structure
20010452001-03-01. Structure
20000792000-03-20. Structure
19991331999-06-30. Structure
19971801997-10-17. 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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022322004-07-27. Service bulletin. FRAME MOUNTED FRONT BUMPER BRACKETS SERVICE KIT. *TT
159392002-12-06. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH SPEED BODY BOOM. *TT
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151222001-11-08. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT IDLE AND/OR ENGINE DROANING NOISE ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. *SLC
99B092001-05-17. Service bulletin. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM 99B09 SUPPLEMENT #2 FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL VEHICLE FRAME SERVICE. *TT
002122001-04-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HOOD THAT IS HARD TO CLOSE. *JB
011112001-04-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK AROUND THE REAR (SLIDING) WINDOW. *TT
122892001-01-18. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A WATER LEAK CONCERN FROM THE MOONROOF. *TT