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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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98114732000-07-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOME CONCERN OF STEADY OR INTERMITTENT MISS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 AND P0304. *TT
121742000-06-19. 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
00592000-06-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT CONCERNING THE IDLE-VIBRATION- 2.0L AND ZETEC ENGINES- SERVICE TIP. *MJS
00692000-06-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A GRINDING NOISE WHILE BRAKING, BRAKE DRAG AND/OR UNEVEN FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR MAY OCCUR. *MJS
83162000-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH COMPACT DISC CHANGER MAY EXHIBIT A 6 DISC CD CHANGER THAT IS NOT EJECTING THE MAGAZINE OR IS NOT RESPONDING TO COMMAND FROM THE RADIO.
00152000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS
134942000-05-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SOME VEHICLES WITH THE 2.0L SPI ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A LACK OF HEAT AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE READING COLD. *TT
73692000-05-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT GRINDING NOISE, OR GREATER THAN NORMAL BRAKE ROUGHNESS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLING MOTORCRAFT FRONT BRAKE PAD PART NUMBER BR-18 (XU2Z-2V001-RA). *T
65032000-05-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXIBIT ICP (RADIO) CONCERNS OF NOISES COMING FROM THE TAPE DECK. *TT
134212000-04-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT GRINDING NOISES, OR GREATER THAN NORMAL BRAKE ROUGHNESS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AFTER INSTALLING MOTORCRAFT BR-18 FRONT BRAKE PAD. *TT
9815122000-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. A DIRECT REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY. AK
72492000-03-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON USING PEANUT STYLE A/C FITTINGS. *TT
72352000-03-30. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.0L SPI ENGINE WITH MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT AN RPM FLUCTUATION (IDLE ROLL) OR POSSIBLE STALL AT IDLE. *TT
71312000-03-28. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 (EVAPORATIVE EMISSION) IN MEMORY. *TT
132492000-03-22. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0455 IN MEMORY. *TT
132142000-03-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER. INFORMATION REGARDING BRAKE CALIPER PIN CORROSION. *MJS
70762000-03-20. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER. INFORMATION REGARDING BRAKE CALIPER PIN CORROSION. *MJS
69342000-03-13. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CONCERNS WITH A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1744. *TT
69322000-03-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION AND / OR MIL ON CONCERNS RELATING TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. *TT
992342000-03-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING A VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442 AND P0455 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *TT
991962000-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT
991952000-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SERVICE INFORMATION FOR MUSTY AND MILDEW TYPE ODORS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING / HEATING SYSTEM. *TT
991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
992222000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT
99127011999-12-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CONCERNS WITH VEHICLES EXHIBITING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES PO705, PO708 OR P1705 (TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR).

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