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Service bulletin 99131

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 id606484
Published by NHTSA1999-08-25
Manufacturer's number99131
Manufacturer's date1999-06-28
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL ON SOME VEHICLES. *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 E-1501997, 1998
FORD E-2501997, 1998
FORD F-1501997, 1998
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997, 1998
FORD THUNDERBIRD1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY COUGAR1996, 1997

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19990611999-04-15. Engine
19970101997-01-21. Engine

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
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05N042006-01-25. Service bulletin. EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM 05N04 - EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS PROGRAM IS BEING PROVIDED AS A SETTLEMENT TO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT EXTEND THE COVERAGE OF THE ALL-COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO 7 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY START DATE OF THE VEHICLE, WITH NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF MILES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN. *TT
0416012006-01-13. Service bulletin. WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT
05542005-05-05. Service bulletin. USE OF STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST STUDS IN SERVICE FOR 5.4L 2V ENGINE. *TT
054172005-05-05. Service bulletin. INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE - NON-COMMANDED EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE) FLOW. *TT
0314042005-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE MISFIRE OR RUNNING - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIPS. TO INCLUDE VARIOUS 2005 MODELS. * AR THIS ARTICLE 04161 SUPERSEDES TSB 03-14-04.
164162004-07-28. Service bulletin. NO/HARD START IN COLD AMBIENTS / NEW TWO-PIECE BLOCK HEATER CORD RELEASED. *MJ
022212004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE-GEAR DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZERS-INCORRECT INSTALLATION-CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER (CMP) INSTALLATION TOOL CORRECT APPLICATION. *MJ
174482004-07-27. Service bulletin. REMOTE OIL FILTER ADAPTOR REPLACEMENT - NEW SERVICE PART. *TT
173202004-07-23. Service bulletin. BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS. *TT