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Service bulletin 12178

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 id613234
Published by NHTSA2000-06-19
Manufacturer's number12178
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION REGARDING TSB 98-5A-12 (TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE-VEHICLES TOWED BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES-RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES) DOES NOT LIST TOWING INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES. *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 VICTORIA1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD GRAND MARQUIS1991 to 1998
FORD MUSTANG1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD TAURUS1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
FORD WINDSTAR1988 to 1994
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN MARK1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY SABLE1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
MERCURY SABLE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 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
12V1930002012-05-03. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
19971241997-06-23. Powertrain
97V0970001997-06-09. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
19961481996-09-20. Powertrain
96V1760001996-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
19961351996-09-13. Powertrain
96V1660001996-09-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
96V0860001996-05-14. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
19910561991-03-27. Powertrain
91V0480001991-03-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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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