Service bulletins for the 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
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.
218 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 6242 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING. EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION AND / OR TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING DAMAGE. *TT |
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| 6218 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. CONDITIONS WITH COSMETIC CRACKS IN THE FRAME AT THE REAR UPPER CONTROL ARM ACCESS OPENING. *TT |
| 99-6193 | 2000-11-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION ON RESETTING THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS). *TT |
| 14181 | 2000-09-20. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH FUEL TANK THUMP. *TT |
| 11530 | 2000-08-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. WHEN DIAGNOSING CRANK / NO START ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT (PATS) CHECK THE CUSTOMERS KEY RING FOR ANY MAGNETIC OBJECTS LIKE THE MOBILE SPEEDPASS KEY WHICH MAY AFFECT THE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION BETWEEN THE PATS KEY AND THE VEHICLE TRANSCEIVER. *TT |
| 14080 | 2000-07-27. Service bulletin. WHEELS:HUB. SOME VEHICLES WITH FULL SIZE LUXURY WHEEL COVERS MAY EXHIBIT A CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. **MR |
| 14081 | 2000-07-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE KEYLESS ENTRY PAD. **MR |
| 8576 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. WHEELS:HUB. SOME VEHICLES WITH FULL SIZE LUXURY WHEELS COVERS MAY EXHIBIT A CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. **MR |
| 8300 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BANG / POPPING NOISE HEARD FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM DURING COOL-DOWN. **MR |
| 8243 | 2000-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME POLICE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SHIFT CONCERNS DUE TO ENGINE DRIVABILITY ISSUES. **MR |
| 0081 | 2000-07-21. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. INFORMATION REGARDING ROUGH IDLE APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS AFTER COLD ENGINE START-UP MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES. **MR |
| 9811492 | 2000-07-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. VEHICLES BUILT AFTER MARCH 9, 1998 MAY BE MISSING A SCREW AND GROMMET IN THE REAR EDGE OF THE FRONT DOOR TRIM PANELS. *TT |
| 9811483 | 2000-07-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME POLICE AND EXPORT CARS EQUIPPED WITH PHONELIC PISTON CALIPERS MAY EXHIBIT BRAKE SQUEAL FROM THE REAR WHEN BRAKING. *TT |
| 11482 | 2000-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES, THE 4R70W TRANSMISSION SOLENOID MOLDED LEADFRAME MUST BE REPLACED WHEN REMOVED. *TT |
| 985166 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POPPING / TICKING NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD GEAR. *TT |
| 5156 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HESITATION ON HARD ACCELERATION OR LACKS POWER ON ACCELERATION. *TT |
| 985149 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. SOME POLICE VEHICLES MAY STALL DURING BRAKING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. THESE VIBRATIONS MAY OPEN THE INERTIA FUEL SWITCH. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONCERN. *TT |
| 985143 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4R70W TRANSMISSIONS BUILT FROM 4/16/98 THROUGH THE END OF THE 1998 MODEL YEAR MAY EXHIBIT A LEAK FROM THE VENT AREA OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TT |
| 985099 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE FUEL GAUGES MAY STICK AT FULL OR APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FULL. *TT |
| 12178 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING TSB 98-5A-12 (TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE-VEHICLES TOWED BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES-RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES) DOES NOT LIST TOWING INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES. *MJS |
| 12174 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START/LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *MJS |
| 985079 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME POLICE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SAGGING REAR SUSPENSION WHEN VEHICLE IS LOADED WITH EQUIPMENT. *TT |
| 5078 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 4R70W TRANSMISSIONS MAY EXPERIENCE HARSH REVERSE ENGAGEMENT. *TT |
| 12154 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PATS (SECURILOCK) EXCEPT CERTAIN MODELS NOW HAVE AVAILABILITY OF FLEET KEYS THROUGH ROTUNDA. *MJS |
| 12147 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME CROWN VICTORIA POLICE VEHICLES ENGINE MAY STALL DURING BRAKING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS, THESE VIBRATIONS MAY OPEN THE INERTIA FUEL SWITCH. *MJS |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.