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Service bulletin 982310

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 id603724
Published by NHTSA1999-03-03
Manufacturer's number982310
Manufacturer's date1998-11-23
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK

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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1990, 1991, 1992
FORD AEROSTAR1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO II1990
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD ECONOLINE1994 to 1999
FORD ESCORT1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1997
FORD EXPEDITION1999
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992
FORD EXPLORER1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F SERIES1999
FORD F SUPER DUTY1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-2501994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-3501998
FORD F-3501999
FORD MUSTANG1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD PROBE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD TAURUS1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD TEMPO1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1991, 1992
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1991, 1992
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1994, 1995, 1996
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998, 1999
MERCURY COUGAR1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY SABLE1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY TOPAZ1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 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
20074032007-12-12. Engine
07V5530002007-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
01V3900002001-12-21. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
20003082000-12-29. Engine
20003062000-12-29. Engine
00V3670002000-11-06. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
19991621999-09-15. Emissions
19991531999-08-19. Emissions
19991391999-07-27. Engine
19991341999-07-26. Emissions

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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