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Service bulletin 981512

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 id609551
Published by NHTSA2000-04-03
Manufacturer's number981512
Manufacturer's date1998-08-03
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

A DIRECT REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY. AK

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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1997, 1998
FORD ECONOLINE1997 to 1998
FORD ESCORT1997, 1998
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-1501996, 1997, 1998
FORD F-2501996, 1997, 1998
FORD TAURUS1997
FORD WINDSTAR1997, 1998
LINCOLN MARK VIII1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1997, 1998
MERCURY SABLE1997, 1998
MERCURY TRACER1997, 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
07V5530002007-12-05. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
20003082000-12-29. Engine
19991391999-07-27. Engine
19990611999-04-15. Engine
19970721997-04-02. Engine
19970461997-03-10. Emissions
19970101997-01-21. Engine

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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0416012006-01-13. Service bulletin. WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT
186142005-12-07. Service bulletin. SURGE, IDLE ROLL, ROUGH IDLE ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE COOLING FANS ARE OPERATING. *TT
05542005-05-05. Service bulletin. USE OF STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST STUDS IN SERVICE FOR 5.4L 2V ENGINE. *TT
054172005-05-05. Service bulletin. INTERMITTENT ROUGH IDLE - NON-COMMANDED EGR (EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE) FLOW. *TT
0314042005-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE MISFIRE OR RUNNING - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIPS. TO INCLUDE VARIOUS 2005 MODELS. * AR THIS ARTICLE 04161 SUPERSEDES TSB 03-14-04.
021832004-08-09. Service bulletin. EXHAUST SYSTEM Y-PIPE CRACK AT THE NOISE VIBRATION HARNESS BRACKET. *MJ
164162004-07-28. Service bulletin. NO/HARD START IN COLD AMBIENTS / NEW TWO-PIECE BLOCK HEATER CORD RELEASED. *MJ
022272004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE-CYLINDER HEAD DECK LEAK-4.6 AND 5.4L ENGINES-NEW SERVICE-ONLY GASKET AND CYLINDER HEAD KITS AVAILABILITY. *MJ
022212004-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE-GEAR DRIVEN SYNCHRONIZERS-INCORRECT INSTALLATION-CAMSHAFT POSITION SYNCHRONIZER (CMP) INSTALLATION TOOL CORRECT APPLICATION. *MJ