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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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9968771999-12-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L SPI ENGINE MAY EXHBIT A LACK OF HEAT AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING COLD. *TT
99-33701999-10-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBLECT REGARDING THE VALVE BODY ON SOME VEHICLES WAS REVISED TO ELIMINATE THE OIL PIPE. *TT
98113451999-09-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. ENGINEERING IS INVESTGATING VEHICLES EXHIBITING A CONDITION IN WHICH THE IGNITION KEY IS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND / OR DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE FROM THE SWITCH. *TT
9831721999-09-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CONCERNS WITH SOME VEHICLES EXHIBITING BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. *TT
9831621999-09-22. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. CONCERNS WITH PAINT STAINS ON THE HOOD WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY WINDSHIELD WASHER SOLVENT LEAKING FROM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER JETS WHILE DRIVING. *TT
9831031999-09-22. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CONDITIONS WITH CARPET PULLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE LEFT / RIGHT COWL SIDE TRIM PANEL. *TT
9831021999-09-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A SLOW ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. *TT
9830921999-09-21. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. EXHIBITING A "PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING" CONDITION. *TT
9830911999-09-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK CONDITIONS ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
9961051999-09-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. EXPERIENCING WINDNOISE FROM THE DOOR GLASS BELTLINE WEATHERSTRIP AREA. *TT
128921999-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING TAPE DECK NOISE. *TT
128461999-09-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. SUBJECT ON INSTALLING FUSES AT PDI (PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION). *TT
64161999-09-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION FLUID APPEARANCE. *TT
991391999-08-26. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKE LAMPS INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *TT
991291999-08-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINE / BUZZ TYPE NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO ON VEHICLES WITH AN IN-TANK ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *TT
998161999-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT
998101999-08-19. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. EXHIBITING A CLICKING NOISE HEARD WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AFTER CHANGING VEHICLE DIRECTION ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT
9760111999-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING VEHICLES WITH EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
98191999-07-09. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT OPERATION OR INOPERATIVE INTERIOR DOME LAMP. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT
125971999-06-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. INFORMATION ON INSTALLING FUSES AT PRE-DELIVERY. *TT
125941999-06-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION AND / OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON CONCERNS RELATING TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR (TR). *TT
125471999-06-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. COMPLAINTS THAT FUEL FILL NOZZLE CLICKS OFF OR DIFFICULTY ADDING FUEL. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT
982031999-04-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF ADHESIVES USED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.