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Service bulletin 983160

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 id607417
Published by NHTSA1999-09-22
Manufacturer's number983160
Manufacturer's date1999-09-22
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

NHTSA's summary

ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING SOME VEHICLES THAT MAY EXHIBIT VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. *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

Brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1998
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20000772000-03-21. Brakes
00V0750002000-03-09. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

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
00S032001-04-17. Service bulletin. SAFETY RECALL PERTAINING TO BRAKE PRESSURE CONTROL REDUCING VALVE REPLACEMENT. *JB
127072000-11-09. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT BRAKE GROAN. *TT
62012000-11-03. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A FRONT BRAKE GROAN DURING CITY DRIVING. *TT
9851392000-06-20. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY NOT ALLOW A SHIFT FROM PARK WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED OR THE SHIFT LEVER MAY EXHIBIT A CLICK SOUND EACH TIME BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. *TT
991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
98113301999-09-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS (ABS) MAY EXHIBIT A GROWLING / GRINDING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AN INCLINE OR UNDER HARD ACCELERATION IN REVERSE. *TT
9832161999-09-23. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MULTIPLE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CODES. *TT
9830811999-09-21. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH INCORRECT BRAKE SHOE / LINING ASSEMBLY. *TT
99891999-08-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A GROANING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES DURING CITY DRIVING. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT