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Service bulletin 996839

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id608782
Published by NHTSA1999-12-03
Manufacturer's number996839
Manufacturer's date1999-08-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH T-45 MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT INABILITY TO SHIFT OUT OF REVERSE, REVERSE GEAR JUMP-OUT, WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OR ENGAGE REVERSE GEAR. *TT

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD MUSTANG1998, 1999

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

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012352002-04-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE T45 MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF BEING STUCK IN REVERSE, DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR MAY POP OUT OF REVERSE. *TT
140712001-08-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINE AND MANUAL TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION OIL SEEPAGE, OIL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CASE. *TT
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