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Service bulletin 982019

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 id603704
Published by NHTSA1999-03-03
Manufacturer's number982019
Manufacturer's date1998-10-12
NHTSA componentSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH THE POWER SEAT CONTROL BUTTON ( KNOB ) MAY DETACH FROM THE SWITCH ACTUATOR. *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

Seats

Vehicles listed
FORD ECONOLINE1997 to 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPLORER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20060792006-04-18. Seats And Restraints
20031902003-08-11. Seats And Restraints
03V2810002003-08-05. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
19950321995-02-21. Seats And Restraints

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
118092001-01-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SEAT SQUEAK / RATTLE / ROCK FROM THE FRONT POWER SEAT TRACK. *TT
117592001-01-10. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY COME IN FOR A BENT FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER LEVER. *TT
47012001-01-10. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SEAT SQUEAK / RATTLE / ROCK FROM THE FRONT POWER SEAT TRACK. *TT
46422001-01-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY COME IN FOR A BENT FRONT SEAT BACK RECLINER LEVER. *TT
121262000-06-19. Service bulletin. SOME LIMITED VEHICLES WITH MEMORY SEATS BUILT THROUGH 10/22/98 MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN FOR POWER SEATS.
132182000-03-21. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING SEAT THAT WILLL NOT MOVE FORWARD. *MJS
70792000-03-20. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING SEAT THAT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. *MJS
9825151999-03-01. Service bulletin. CONDITIONS WITH THE FRONT SEAT BACK LEVER BENT. *YC
970501106221997-10-30. Service bulletin. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CONCERNS OF LEATHER SEAT COVERS WRINKLING, FOLDING,LEATHER WEAR OR CRACKING. *TW
97511997-07-17. Service bulletin. INTERIOR- LEATHER SEAT CLEANING PROCEDURE- SERVICE TIP. *JD