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Service bulletin 98221

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 id603710
Published by NHTSA1999-03-03
Manufacturer's number98221
Manufacturer's date1998-11-09
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

INTERMITTENT NEUTRAL CONDITION AFTER DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP. *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

Transmission and driveline, Axle

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1996, 1997, 1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
12V1930002012-05-03. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

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
011712001-11-30. Service bulletin. TRANSAXLE - AX4S - REPLACEMENT APPLICATION CHART - WINDSTAR VEHICLES ONLY. *NLM
130242000-05-12. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 3-2 DOWNSHIFT WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN STEPPING INTO THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM THE CORNER. *TT
991842000-03-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AX4S TRANSAXLE, MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 2-3 DOWNSHIFT MAY OCCUR WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN ACCELERATING. *TT
9967351999-12-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 3-2 DOWNSHIFT WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN STEPPING INTO THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM THE CORNER. *TT
9831411999-09-22. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARST 1 - 2 SHIFT ON LIGHT THROTTLE ONLY. *TT
98113021999-02-25. Service bulletin. A CONCERN HAS BEEN FOUND ON THE TRANSAXLE ID TAG MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 1-2 SHIFT ON LIGHT THROTTLE ONLY. *YC
9826751999-02-25. Service bulletin. A REVISED FORWARD CLUTCH INNER SEAL FOR THE AXOD, AXODE, AX4S & AX4N TRANSAXLE IS AVAILABLE WITH IMPROVED SEALING AND REDUCED CHANCE OF THE SEAL ROLLING DURING INSTALLATION. *YC
BC00119723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. BUZZ NOISE IN AX4S TRANSAXLES. *JD
BC51979610011997-04-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED W/ AN AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY HAVE BEEN SHIPPED W/ A LOW TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL. *TT
BC06809610241997-04-24. Service bulletin. VEHICLES SHIPPED W/ LOW TRANSAXLE FLUID LEVEL. *TT