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Service bulletin 5229

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 id615348
Published by NHTSA2001-01-13
Manufacturer's number5229
Manufacturer's date1998-12-01
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING TRANSAXLE /TRANSMISSION / TRANSFER CASE - VEHICLES TOWED BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES - RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES. *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

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA
FORD MUSTANG
FORD TAURUS
FORD WINDSTAR
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
LINCOLN MARK VIII (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
MERCURY SABLE

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