# Service bulletin 12228

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: 615489
- Published by NHTSA: 2001\-01\-17
- Manufacturer's number: 12228
- Manufacturer's date: 1998\-12\-01
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

## NHTSA's summary

FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH FRONT\-END ELECTRONIC MODULE \(FEM\) AND REAR\-END ELECTRONIC MODULES \(REM\) 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

Electrical system

## Vehicles listed

- 1999 FORD WINDSTAR

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2001214](/recalls/tc/2001214.md), 2001-08-22: Electrical
- [2001213](/recalls/tc/2001213.md), 2001-08-22: Electrical
- [00V351000](/recalls/nhtsa/00V351000.md), 2000-10-30: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [03242](/bulletins/10008273.md), 2004-07-26, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. TRAILER TOW SERVICE KIT \- SERVICE TIP. \*TT
- [0471](/bulletins/10008201.md), 2004-07-23, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WARNING INDICATORS\-PARKING AID\-REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM \(RSS\) AND FORWARD SENSING SYSTEM \(FSS\)\-FALSE ACTIVATION OF WARNING TONE\-SERVICE TIPS. \*MJ UPDATE. \*TT
- [17585](/bulletins/10007386.md), 2004-06-17, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TRAILER TOW ELECTRIC BRAKE SWITCH/MODULE CONNECTOR MAY BE DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN THE VEHICLE AND FOR CERTAIN 1999\-2001 VEHICLES, THE LOCATION IS NOT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED IN THE WIRING DIAGRAM MANUAL. \*TT
- [17277](/bulletins/10004921.md), 2004-01-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BEEPING SOUND FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN DRIVING AT/OVER 75 MPH, TRACTION CONTROL OFF INDICATOR ILLUMINATE WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL, AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2477 \(MODULE CONFIGURATION FAILURE\) STORED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE \(ICM\). \*TT THIS INFORMATION DATED 10/01/2003 HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE 2005 MONTEREY. \*TT
- [03203](/bulletins/10004886.md), 2004-01-14, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES \(DTCS\) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457 OR P1442 OR A CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457 FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. \*TT
- [03181](/bulletins/10004027.md), 2003-11-14, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY \(RKE\) \- SERVICE TIPS. \*TT
- [0347](/bulletins/10001900.md), 2003-07-25, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE \(DTC'S\) P0171/P0174 STORED. \*TT \*JB
- [15740](/bulletins/636376.md), 2002-11-07, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0171 / P0174. \*TT
- [15710](/bulletins/636348.md), 2002-11-07, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES WITH PROGRAMMABLE MODULES. \*TT
- [0245](/bulletins/636065.md), 2002-11-05, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. \*TT

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