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Service bulletin 99816

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 id606420
Published by NHTSA1999-08-19
Manufacturer's number99816
Manufacturer's date1999-05-03
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

NHTSA's summary

FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT

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

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
FORD BRONCO II1989, 1990
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD ECONOLINE1989 to 1999
FORD ESCORT1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPLORER1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F SUPER DUTY1989, 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 F1501989, 1990
FORD F250 LD1989, 1990 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD FESTIVA1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
FORD MUSTANG1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD PROBE1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999
FORD TAURUS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD TEMPO1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN MARK VII1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN MARK VIII1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY CAPRI1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY COUGAR1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY SABLE1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY TOPAZ1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY VILLAGER1993, 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
19991391999-07-27. Engine
19990971999-05-19. Engine
19990611999-04-15. Engine
19982251998-11-16. Engine

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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