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Service bulletin 12230

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 id615491
Published by NHTSA2001-01-17
Manufacturer's number12230
Manufacturer's date1998-12-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

NHTSA's summary

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 CROWN VICTORIA1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD ECONOLINE1996 to 1999
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F SERIES1996 to 1999
FORD RANGER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD WINDSTAR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

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

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156822002-11-07. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM AND / OR RED BRAKE LAMP ON AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *TT
160212002-11-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4WABS MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES C1233 AND C1234 (ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SENSOR OUTPUT FAILURES) IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. *TT
011102001-04-03. Service bulletin. AIR BAG LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES B1994 AND / OR B1998 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
985A62000-12-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY CYCLE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH ROADS OR ON AN INCLINE WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN. *YC
134082000-11-27. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING TRAILER TOW ELECTRIC BRAKE CONNECTOR. *TT
130742000-11-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ABS LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1676 IN SELF TEST. *TT
125132000-11-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH FOUR WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (4WABS) MAY EXHIBIT A YELLOW ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1102. *TT
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
985A512000-06-16. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES REPEAT REPAIRS MAY BE MADE TO 4-WHEEL ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (4WABS) DUE TO MISDIAGNOSIS OF 4WABS CONCERNS WHICH MAY RESULT IN REPLACEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS. *TT