Service bulletins for the 1998 Ford Escort
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.
125 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 5260 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. BRIEF INFORMATION CONCERN IDLE VIBRATION (TYPICALLY IN GEAR) FELT THRU THE STEERING WHEEL AND / OR BODY. *TT |
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| 99-8-15 | 2001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 983172 | 1999-09-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CONCERNS WITH SOME VEHICLES EXHIBITING BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. *TT |
| 996105 | 1999-09-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. EXPERIENCING WINDNOISE FROM THE DOOR GLASS BELTLINE WEATHERSTRIP AREA. *TT |
| 98203 | 1999-04-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF ADHESIVES USED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *TT |
| 98203 | 1999-03-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH ADHENSIVES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *YC |
| 982517 | 1999-03-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. CONCERNS WITH THE REAR HATCH DOESNT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE DOOR PANEL SWITCH AND/OR THE ALARM SOUNDS INADVERTENTLY IF THE REAR HATCH DOOR IS UNLOCKED USING THE " TRUNK " BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC |
| 9844 | 1998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME DIFFICULTY IN MATCHING THE TEXTURE OF THE OEM ANTI-CHIP STONE ABRASION MATERIAL TO RPAIR MATERIALS WHEN SERVICING. *YC |
| 9842 | 1998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. EXPERIENCING A WHISTLING / WINDNOISE HEARD FROM AROUND THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR AREA DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TT |
| 9833 | 1998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SERVICE TIPS FOR SURFACE DEFECT REMOVAL WITHOUT REPAINTING. *YC |
| 9831 | 1998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REPAIRS TO VINYL COVERED SURFACES. *YC |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.