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Service bulletin 12216

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 id615477
Published by NHTSA2001-01-17
Manufacturer's number12216
Manufacturer's date1998-12-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NHTSA's summary

THIS BULLETIN MENTIONS THAT FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *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

Brakes, Anti-lock brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD ESCORT1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY TRACER1997, 1998, 1999

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

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011102001-04-03. Service bulletin. AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
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60352000-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TEVES FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES IN MEMORY. *TT
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73672000-05-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) MAY EXHIBIT WHEEL SPEED PARAMETER IDENTIFICATIONS (PIDS) WHICH READ N/A IMMEDIATELY OR ABOVE 7 MPH WHEN VIEWED USING THE NEW GENERATION STAR (NGS) TESTER. *TT
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134242000-04-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL ANTI LOCK BRAKES MAY EXHIBIT WHEEL SPEED PARAMETER IDENTIFICATIONS WHICH READ N/A IMMEDIATELY OR ABOVE 7 MPH. *TT
9968361999-12-03. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES EXHIBITING AN ABS LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1676 IN SELF TEST. *TT