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Service bulletin 98163

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 id6090873
Published by NHTSA2000-03-31
Manufacturer's number98163
Manufacturer's date1998-08-17
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

NHTSA's summary

LOCKS FAILED. YD

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 1998
FORD BRONCO1996
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1996, 1997, 1998
FORD ECONOLINE1996 to 1998
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F SERIES1996 to 1998
FORD F-1501996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-2501997, 1998
FORD F-250 SD1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-250 SD1999 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501996, 1997
FORD GRAND MARQUIS1996 to 1998
FORD MOUNTAINEER1997 to 1998
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997, 1998
FORD RANGER1996, 1997, 1998
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997, 1998
FORD THUNDERBIRD1997
FORD WINDSTAR1998
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1997, 1998
LINCOLN MARK VIII1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY COUGAR1997
MERCURY SABLE1996, 1997, 1998

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
20010452001-03-01. Structure
20000792000-03-20. Structure
19991331999-06-30. Structure
19971831997-10-22. Structure
97V1800001997-10-20. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
19971801997-10-17. Structure
19971721997-10-08. Structure
97V1370001997-08-19. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
19970691997-04-01. 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
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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
184062005-04-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE TIPS BEFORE ARC WELDING ON THE FRAME OR BODY OF A UNIT. *TT
022322004-07-27. Service bulletin. FRAME MOUNTED FRONT BUMPER BRACKETS SERVICE KIT. *TT
173072004-01-21. Service bulletin. SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE UPPER DOOR SEAL WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. F250 MODEL INCLUDES 1999-2004 SUPER DUTY F-SERIES. *TT
159392002-12-06. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH SPEED BODY BOOM. *TT
02672002-11-04. Service bulletin. PAINT REPAIR MATERIAL REQUEST PROCESS. *TT
011822001-11-30. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A COSMETIC CRACK IN THE OUTER DOOR PANEL AT THE LOWER REAR CORNER OF WINDOW OPENING.*JB
151222001-11-08. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT IDLE AND/OR ENGINE DROANING NOISE ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. *SLC
149902001-10-23. Service bulletin. CONCERNS THAT SOME TRUCKS MAY EXHIBIT A LOOSE / DETACHED REAR WINDOW HALO TRIM GIMP MOULDING. *TT