Service bulletin 5135
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 615331 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-01-13 |
| Manufacturer's number | 5135 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-12-01 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
NHTSA's summary
CERTAIN VEHICLES BUILT FROM 2/298 TRHOUGH 9/25/98 MAY EXHIBIT A CLICK OR POP NOISE WHEN QUICKLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE TRAVELING OVER BUMPS, OR BRAKING. THE CLICK OR POP NOISE MAY BE CAUSED BY A STICK / SLIP CONDITION IN THE OUTER TIE ROD END.*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
Steering, Tie rods and steering linkage
| FORD MUSTANG | 1998 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.