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Service bulletin 12083

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 id613063
Published by NHTSA2000-06-16
Manufacturer's number12083
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

SOME 4.6L VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4R70W TRANSMISSION, MAY EXPERIENCE A HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENT. *MJS

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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1998
FORD GRAND MARQUIS1998
FORD MUSTANG1998
LINCOLN MARK VIII1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998

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

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175772004-07-23. Service bulletin. GEAR WHINE IN 1ST, 3RD AND REVERSE GEARS. *TT
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021362002-11-04. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK MAY BE INOPERATIVE, NOW ALLOWING THE OPERATOR TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER FROM THE PARK POSITION. STOP LAMP OPERATION MAY ALSO BE AFFECTED. *TT
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