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Service bulletin 99242

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 id6090184
Published by NHTSA2000-03-09
Manufacturer's number99242
Manufacturer's date1999-11-15
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND / OR REPAIRING MALFUNCTIONING (DOOR, IGNITION AND DECKLID) LOCKS. *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

Body and frame

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1996, 1997
FORD B SERIES1996 to 2000
FORD BRONCO1996
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD ECONOLINE1996 to 2000
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD F SERIES1996 to 2000
FORD F-1501996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD F-2501997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD F-250 SD1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501997
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD RANGER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999 to 2000
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD THUNDERBIRD1997
FORD WINDSTAR1998, 1999, 2000
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
LINCOLN MARK VIII1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY COUGAR1997
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20154372015-09-29. Structure
11V0300002011-01-26. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
03V0940002003-03-07. STRUCTURE
20010452001-03-01. Structure
20010022001-01-12. Structure
00V3940002000-11-28. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
20000792000-03-20. Structure
19991331999-06-30. Structure
19981821998-09-18. Structure
19971831997-10-22. Structure

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
TSB1600652021-12-20. Service bulletin. Safety recall 11s16 - LCA rear attaching flanges or rear subframe body mount corrosion - requests for recall service action
16-00652020-12-07. Service bulletin. For 1999-2003 Windstar vehicles Safety Recall 11S16 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where a front subframe lower control arm (LCA) rear attaching flange or rear body mount could separate from the vehicle subframe. Separation of one LCA attachment or both rear body mounts may result in a loss of vehicle directional control, increasing the risk of a crash.
TSB 20-22332020-08-06. Service bulletin. This article supersedes TSB 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected. Some 2000 and newer Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended.
TSB 19-20262019-04-08. Service bulletin. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
TSB 19-20262019-04-01. Service bulletin. Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
TSB-14-01682015-08-01. Service bulletin. FORD: SAFETY RECALL ON FRONT SUBFRAME LOWER CONTROL ARM (LCA) REAR ATTACHING FLANGE OR REAR BODY MOUNT THAT CAN SEPARATE FROM SUBFRAME IF VEHICLE IS OPERATED, FOR EXTENDED PERIOD, IN HIGH CORROSION AREAS. MODEL 1999-03 WINDSTAR.
05312005-12-15. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 05B31 - INFORMATION ONLY. A POSSIBILITY THAT DURING A HIGH SPEED / HIGH ENERGY REAR COLLISION, CERTAIN COMPONENTS HAVE AN INCREASED RISK OF PUNCTURING THE FUEL TANK ON VEHICLES WITH LIMO PREP PACKAGE LIMO PACKAGE UPGRADE KIT OFFERING. *TT SUPPLEMENT #1. *TT UPDATED SUPPLEMENT #2. *TT
042512005-04-29. Service bulletin. ALUMINUM CORROSION - SERVICE TIP. *TT
163162005-04-07. Service bulletin. CONVERTIBLE TOP LIFTS UNEVENLY. *TT
163152005-04-07. Service bulletin. HEADLINER GRAB HANDLES LOOSEN. *TT