Service bulletins for the 1998 Ford Windstar
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.
236 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| TSB160070 | 2021-12-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE. Safety recall 10S13 - Rear axle corrosion - requests for recall service action |
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| 16-0070 | 2020-12-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. For 1998-2003 Windstar vehicles Safety Recall 10S13 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where the rear axle could potentially fracture. If the rear axle should completely fracture, vehicle handling may be affected which could increase the risk of a crash. |
| CSP-15-N-02 | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
| TSB-14-0167 | 2015-08-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY. FORD: SAFETY RECALL CONCERNING REAR AXLE FRACTURING IF VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN HIGH CORROSION AREAS FOR AND EXTENDED PERIOD. MODEL 1998-03 WINDSTAR. *PE |
| TSB-14-0146 | 2015-01-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE. FORD: ON SOME MINIVANS, REAR AXLE WILL FRACTURE, IN HIGH CORROSION AREA, AFTER OPERATING FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD, AND VEHICLE HANDLING ABILITY WILL BE AFFECTED. MODEL 1998-2003 WINDSTAR. *PE |
| 02132 | 2002-11-04. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. GRUNT / POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH WHEN TURNING. *TT |
| 02152 | 2002-11-04. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POPPING / GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR MAKING TURNS. *TT |
| 11474 | 2000-07-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME MODEL YEAR VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF REAR END NOISE OVER BUMPS. *TT |
| 9811472 | 2000-07-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF VIBRATION ABOVE 45 MPH. *TT |
| 985137 | 2000-06-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT END GRIND / CRUNCH NOISE DURING A SLOW SPEED TURN. *TT |
| 12114 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT END GRIND/CRUNCH NOISE DURING A SLOW SPEED TURN. *MJS |
| 7971 | 2000-06-08. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. NOISY LIFTGATE OR SHEET METAL STRESS WHERE THE LIFT ASSEMBLY ATTACHES TO THE LIFTGATE. |
| 982535 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. EXHIBITING A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF REAR END NOISE OVER BUMPS. *YC |
| 982533 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF VIBRATION ABOVE 45 MPH. *AK |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.