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Service bulletin 983162

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 id607418
Published by NHTSA1999-09-22
Manufacturer's number983162
Manufacturer's date1999-09-22
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH PAINT STAINS ON THE HOOD WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY WINDSHIELD WASHER SOLVENT LEAKING FROM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER JETS WHILE DRIVING. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Wipers and washers

Vehicles listed
FORD ESCORT1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY TRACER1996, 1997, 1998

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