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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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982461999-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A NEW ELECTRICAL GREASE ( F8AZ - 19G208-AA ) TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE CORROSION AT THE TERMINALS. *YC
9823101999-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK
9820171999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING " SQUEAKING " AND / OR " RATTLING " NOISES MAY OCCUR DURING DIFFERENT DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS AND FROM VARYING POINTS ON THE VEHICLE. *YC
9820101999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC
982041999-03-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. A PORTION OF FOAM TAPE AT THE WINDSHIELD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) MAY BE STICKING OUT ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
982031999-03-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH ADHENSIVES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *YC
9821131999-03-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. AN ERRATIC SHIFT WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0712. *YC
9825171999-03-01. 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
982591999-03-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VINYL COVERED ITEMS SUCH AS DASH PANELS, DOOR TRIM PANELS, CONSOLES, ETC., MAY EXHIBIT A SMALL DENT, SCUFF, ABRASION AND/ OR DISCOLORATION RESULTING FROM ASSEMBLY, TRANSIT, DEALER PREP AND/OR CUSTOMER USAGE. *YC
9830921999-02-25. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING VEHICLES WHICH EXHIBIT A PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING CONDITION. *TT
9825341999-02-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF STEADY OR INTERMITTENT MISS WITH DTCS P0300 AND P0304. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A SPREAD ELECTRICAL TERMINAL IN CONNECTORS AT INJECTOR. REPAIR TERMINAL/CONNECTOR CONCERN BY USING A SMALL SCREWDRIVER TO CLOSE THE INJECTOR TERMINAL GAP OR REPLACE THE 9D930 WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLY. *AK
9825201999-02-24. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. EXPERIENCING WHISTLING / WIND NOISE HEARD AROUND BOTH OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. *YC
9824711999-02-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK. *AK
98741998-07-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. A NEW SILICONE GASKET AND SEALANT. *YC
98731998-07-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINING / BUZZING NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO. *TT
98641998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT
98611998-07-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. DIFFICULTIES REMOVING KEY FROM IGNITION ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC
98521998-07-17. Service bulletin. TIRES. INFORMATION ON TIRE COMPANY TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE. *YC
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
98441998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME DIFFICULTY IN MATCHING THE TEXTURE OF THE OEM ANTI-CHIP STONE ABRASION MATERIAL TO RPAIR MATERIALS WHEN SERVICING. *YC
98421998-07-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. EXPERIENCING A WHISTLING / WINDNOISE HEARD FROM AROUND THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR AREA DURING CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TT
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
98331998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SERVICE TIPS FOR SURFACE DEFECT REMOVAL WITHOUT REPAINTING. *YC
98311998-05-27. 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.