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Service bulletin 99139

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 id606508
Published by NHTSA1999-08-26
Manufacturer's number99139
Manufacturer's date1999-06-28
NHTSA componentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

NHTSA's summary

CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKE LAMPS INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *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

Lighting, Brake lights

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD ASPIRE1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1994, 1995, 1996
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD ECONOLINE1994 to 1999
FORD ESCORT1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998
FORD EXPLORER1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F SUPER DUTY1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F-1501994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-2501994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-3501994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD FESTIVA1992, 1993
FORD MUSTANG1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD PROBE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999
FORD TAURUS1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD TEMPO1992, 1993, 1994
FORD THUNDERBIRD1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1992, 1993, 1994, 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 NAVIGATOR1998
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY CAPRI1994
MERCURY COUGAR1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY SABLE1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY TOPAZ1992, 1993, 1994
MERCURY TRACER1992, 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
01V0320002001-02-06. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
92V1030001992-07-13. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

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
021762004-08-05. Service bulletin. LAMP-BRAKE-INVADVERTENT DISABLING OF BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *MJ
011622001-11-01. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 22-SEP-2000, MAY EXHIBIT THE BRAKE LAMPS STAYING ON. *SLC
BC96739610011997-05-27. Service bulletin. PROCEDURE FOR BRAKE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON (TAIL & HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT). *TT
BC07059610221997-04-24. Service bulletin. BRAKE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON (TAIL & HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT). *TT
BC01009601021996-04-25. Service bulletin. DISCHARGED BATTERY OR BRAKE LIGHTS STUCK ON MAY BE CAUSED BY A MAL- ADJUSTED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH.