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Service bulletin 98241

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 id604053
Published by NHTSA1999-03-16
Manufacturer's number98241
Manufacturer's date1998-12-07
NHTSA componentSTEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

NHTSA's summary

DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS ON PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ( PATS ). *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

Steering

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1998
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998
FORD EXPLORER1998
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997, 1998
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD WINDSTAR1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1998
LINCOLN MARK VIII1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1998
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1998
MERCURY SABLE1996, 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
20041642004-05-18. Steering
20031412003-05-27. Steering
03V1960002003-05-27. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
19971651997-09-30. Steering
97V1650001997-09-30. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR

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
04L192004-11-03. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE REMINDER - LITERATURE PROGRAM 04L19 - TIE ROD INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *TT
177442004-07-24. Service bulletin. POWER STEERING NOISE. *TT
0315132003-10-10. Service bulletin. TIE ROD END INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *TT
03992003-09-17. Service bulletin. TIE ROD END INSPECTION PROCEDURE. *TT
036102003-07-23. Service bulletin. TIE ROD END INSPECTION PROCEDURE. CANADA VEHICLES ONLY. *TT *JB
160402002-11-06. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A CLICKING / POPPING NOISE FROM THE UPPER STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TT
142112001-08-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING GRUNT NOISE OR SHUDDER ON SLOW TURNS. A NEW POWER STEERING LINE HAS BEEN RELEASED THAT WILL MINIMIZE THE CONDITION. *TT
138582001-07-23. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING GRUNT NOISE OR SHUDDER ON SLOW TURNS. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING. *TT
01562001-05-30. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE END SEALS OF THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. *TT
01452001-05-30. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH A 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING GRUNT NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT