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Service bulletin 98246

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 id604059
Published by NHTSA1999-03-16
Manufacturer's number98246
Manufacturer's date1998-12-07
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A NEW ELECTRICAL GREASE ( F8AZ - 19G208-AA ) TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE CORROSION AT THE TERMINALS. *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

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROMAX1996 to 1998
FORD AEROSTAR1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD B SERIES1984 to 1999
FORD BRONCO1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD BRONCO1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO II1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD CARGO1988 to 1997
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1983 to 1986
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD ECONOLINE1981 to 1984
FORD ECONOLINE1986 to 1992
FORD ECONOLINE1994 to 1999
FORD ESCORT1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXP1984 to 1988
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F SERIES1984 to 1999
FORD F SUPER DUTY1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-2501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-250 SD1991 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-250 SD1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F1501981, 1982, 1983, 1984
FORD F1501986, 1987, 1988, 1989
FORD F250 HD1981, 1982, 1983 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F250 HD1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F250 LD1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F3501981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
FORD FESTIVA1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
FORD LOUISVILLE1996 to 1998
FORD MUSTANG1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD PROBE1986 to 1987
FORD PROBE1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999
FORD TAURUS1985
FORD TAURUS1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD TEMPO1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN MARK VII1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1996, 1997
MERCURY CAPRI1984, 1985, 1986
MERCURY CAPRI1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY COUGAR1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY LN71984 to 1987
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY SABLE1985
MERCURY SABLE1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY TOPAZ1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERKUR SCORPIO1988
MERKUR XR4TI1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

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

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20010422001-02-21. Electrical
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