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Service bulletin 985111

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 id613261
Published by NHTSA2000-06-20
Manufacturer's number985111
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES WITH NON-FUNCTIONAL WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY REQUIRE WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT. *TT

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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Wipers and washers

Vehicles listed
FORD THUNDERBIRD1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
120982000-06-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH NON-FUNCTIONAL WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY REQUIRE WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT. *MJS
BC07619610161997-04-24. Service bulletin. WASHER FLUID LEAKAGE AT THE BASE OF THE WASHER PUMP. *TT
95821995-11-01. Service bulletin. A REVISED SERVICE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS NOW AVAILABLE. *TW
95461995-11-01. Service bulletin. WIPER MOTOR REPLACEMENT - UPGRADED SERVICE KITS. *TW
95461995-03-31. Service bulletin. REVISED WIPER MOTOR. *TW