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Service bulletins for the 1998 Ford Taurus

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.

196 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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122512001-01-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBIT A MOMENTARY HIGH IDLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. THIS CONCERN MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HARNESS WIRES AND TERMINALS IN THE THROTTLE POSITION CONNECTOR. *TT
122382001-01-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE POWER WINDOW CONCERNS. *TT
53392001-01-16. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. CONCERNS WITH A MOMENTARY HIGH IDLE IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TT
53042001-01-16. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC. INFORMATION ON FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTOR PROTECTORS CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. *TT
53012001-01-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING AN INOPERATIVE POWER WINDOW. *TT
52492001-01-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY, VIBRATION OR GRUNT ON SLOW SPEED TURNS. *TT
52262001-01-13. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. INFORMATION ON INSTALLING A NEW FUEL PUMP ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. *TT
52032001-01-13. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START / LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *TT
118032001-01-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL LOCKS BUILT BETWEEN 4/7/98 AND 7/17/98 MAY HAVE A CONCERN OF EXCESSIVE POWER DRAIN OR DEAD BATTERY. *TT
117952001-01-12. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD / NO START CONCERN WHEN PARKED IN A STEEP NOSE-UP POSITION WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL AND FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
117732001-01-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLIES. *TT
117642001-01-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED WITH COVERS OVER THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *TT
46952001-01-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME VEHICLES WITH MANUAL LOCKS BUILT BETWEEN 4/7/98 AND 7/17/98 MAY HAVE A CONCERN OF EXCESSIVE POWER DRAIN OR DEAD BATTERY. *TT
46772001-01-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD / NO START CONCERN WHEN PARKED IN A STEEP NOSE-UP POSITION WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL AND FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. *TT
991522001-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON THE NEW FLUSH AND FILL TOOL AVAILABLE THROUGH ROTUNDA. *TT
9912102001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A PRIVATE LABELED MATERIAL TO BE USED FOR IRON PARTICLE / ACID RAIN SERVICE REPAIRS. *TT
991112001-01-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION DESIGNED TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TESTING AND REPAIR OF NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH) CONCERNS. *TT
99-8-152001-01-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING DOOR TRIM PANEL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP. *TT
46552001-01-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLIES. *TT
46472001-01-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. IMPORTANT PRE-DELIVERY INFORMATION REGARDING SOME VEHICLES DELIVERED WITH COVERS OVER THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *TT
46192001-01-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON WITH EVAPORATIVE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455 SET. *TT
98-48032000-12-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME 1996-1998 TAURUS/SABLE VEHICLES WITH 3.0L 4-V ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN OF MOAN NOISE AT IDLE.
133812000-11-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT REGARDING SERVICE TIP FOR SUN VISOR BRACKET BREAKAGE. *TT
72922000-11-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. NNERS OF THE EDSR-OF-THE-MONTH QUALITY AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SEPTEMBER. *TT
131012000-11-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT REGARDING THE SBDS RELATIVE CAM TIMING TEST. *TT

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