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Service bulletin 98164

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 id609732
Published by NHTSA2000-04-07
Manufacturer's number98164
Manufacturer's date2000-04-07
NHTSA componentSTRUCTURE:BODY

NHTSA's summary

A TRANSEAL COATING IS ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS. THIS COATING MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE DELIVERY TO THE CUSTOMER. 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 CONTOUR1997, 1998, 1999
FORD TAURUS1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1998, 1999
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998, 1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY SABLE1997, 1998, 1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19981821998-09-18. Structure

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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133812000-11-27. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE TIP FOR SUN VISOR BRACKET BREAKAGE. *TT
127262000-11-09. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING DECKLID RELEASE ISSUES. *TT
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