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Service bulletin 996801

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 id608773
Published by NHTSA1999-12-03
Manufacturer's number996801
Manufacturer's date1999-08-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.9L V8 ENGINE EXHIBITING WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN OIL LEAK FROM THE BELLHOUSING AREA AT LOW VEHICLE MILEAGE. *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, Clutch

Vehicles listed
LINCOLN LS2000

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
130702000-11-15. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH FLUID LEAK FROM BELL HOUSING. *TT