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Service bulletin 996139

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 id606989
Published by NHTSA1999-09-09
Manufacturer's number996139
Manufacturer's date1999-05-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NOISE. *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

Transmission and driveline, Differential

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-1501997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-2501997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1997
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
158972002-12-06. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING DRIVELINE ANGLE-RELATED VIBRATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND LOAD CONDITIONS. *TT
153192002-04-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JUNE 8, 2000 AND EQUIPPED WITH A4WD MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH-SPEED MOAN OR DRIVELINE PULSATION/SHUDDER. *TT
125902000-11-15. Service bulletin. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MOAN NOISE FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING IN 4X2 MODE AND GOES AWAY WHEN OPERATING IN 4X4 MODE. *TT
127572000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT AFTER 2/1/1999 EQUIPPED WITH 5.4L-2V ENGINES AND 4R100 TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT A DRIVELINE CLUNK / JERK DURING TIP-IN FROM CLOSED THROTTLE AT VEHICLE SPEEDS ABOVE 43 MPH IN 4TH GEAR GEAR AND NORMAL TRANSMISSION OPERATING TEMPERATURES. *TT
991431999-11-24. Service bulletin. SOME 4X4 VEHICLES BUILT WITH CENTER DISCONNECT FRONT AXLES MAY EXHIBIT A MOANING NOISE FROM THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WHILE OPERATING IN 4X2 MODE. *TT
9961131999-09-09. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NOISE. *TT
63041999-09-02. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A DRIVELINE CLUNK / JERK DURING TIP-IN. *TT
59551999-06-07. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NOISE INVESTIGATION. *TT