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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| 98221 | 1999-03-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. INTERMITTENT NEUTRAL CONDITION AFTER DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP. *YC |
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| 982011 | 1999-03-02. Service bulletin. CHILD SEAT. CONCERNS OF WEBBING TWISTS OR BINDS ON INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT (ICS) BELT. *YC |
| 982010 | 1999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC |
| 98203 | 1999-03-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH ADHENSIVES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *YC |
| 982511 | 1999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SERVICE TIPS ON COMPOSITE FUEL RAIL. *YC |
| 98259 | 1999-03-01. 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 |
| 98256 | 1999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY STALL DURING DECELERATION WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *YC |
| 9811451 | 1999-02-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PICH WHISTLE FROM THE HEATER CORE HOUSING CASE. *YC |
| 9811302 | 1999-02-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. A CONCERN HAS BEEN FOUND ON THE TRANSAXLE ID TAG MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 1-2 SHIFT ON LIGHT THROTTLE ONLY. *YC |
| 982677 | 1999-02-25. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PITCH WHISTLE FROM THE HEATER CORE HOUSING CASE. *YC |
| 982675 | 1999-02-25. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. A REVISED FORWARD CLUTCH INNER SEAL FOR THE AXOD, AXODE, AX4S & AX4N TRANSAXLE IS AVAILABLE WITH IMPROVED SEALING AND REDUCED CHANCE OF THE SEAL ROLLING DURING INSTALLATION. *YC |
| 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 |
| 982512 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN OF INOPERATIVE OVERDRIVE CANCEL LIGHT. *YC |
| 982465 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT REAR DRUM BRAKES THAT DRAG OR WILL NOT RELEASE PROPERLY WHEN OPERATED IN WET CONDITIONS AND / OR BELOW FREEEZING TEMPERATURES. *YC |
| 982451 | 1999-02-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME CUSTOMERS HAVE CONCERNS OF ERRATIC DOWNSHIFT. *AK |
| 980351 | 1999-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. EXHIBITING A STALLING CONDITION DURING DECELERATIONG TO A STOP AND LOW SPEED PARKING LOT MANEUVERS. *TT |
| 980322 | 1999-02-23. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. EXPERIENCING HARSH LIGHT THROTTLE 1-2 SHIFT. *YC |
| 980311 | 1999-02-23. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CHECK ENGINE LAMP ON AND MISFIRE DTC (S) P0300-P0306. *YC |
| 98E03 | 1999-01-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE CALIBRATION CODES ON SOME VEHICLES. *YC |
| 980306 | 1998-09-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EXPERIENCE A PREMATURE LOW FUEL WARNING, SLOW FUEL FILL. *YC |
| 9879 | 1998-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. A VIBRATION MAY BE FELT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *YC |
| 9876 | 1998-07-27. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. DAMAGED OR WORN CLOTH OR VINYL DOOR TRIM PANEL INSERTS CAN NOW BE REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE DOOR PANEL. *YC |
| 9873 | 1998-07-24. 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 |
| 9864 | 1998-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. INFORMATION ON A BUZZING OR RATTLE NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.