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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| 5039 | 2000-03-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). INFORMATION REGARDING A PCM REPROGRAMMING ERROR OCCURING ON VEHICLES IF AN INCORRECT CALIBRATION QUALIFIER IS SELECTED. *TT |
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| 99242 | 2000-03-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND / OR REPAIRING MALFUNCTIONING (DOOR, IGNITION AND DECKLID) LOCKS. *TT |
| 99234 | 2000-03-09. 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 |
| 99196 | 2000-03-08. 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 |
| 99195 | 2000-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SERVICE INFORMATION FOR MUSTY AND MILDEW TYPE ODORS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING / HEATING SYSTEM. *TT |
| 99194 | 2000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 99184 | 2000-03-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AX4S TRANSAXLE, MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 2-3 DOWNSHIFT MAY OCCUR WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN ACCELERATING. *TT |
| 99183 | 2000-03-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION ON REVISED OIL PAN GASKET REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *TT |
| 99222 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT |
| 99207 | 2000-02-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. SUBJECT ON ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE OIL ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT |
| 9913073 | 1999-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CLIMATE CONTROL IS INVESTIGATING CONCERNS OF BROKEN AND / OR BINDING BLEND DOORS. *TT |
| 996735 | 1999-12-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE AX4S TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 3-2 DOWNSHIFT WHEN COASTING AROUND A CORNER AND THEN STEPPING INTO THE THROTTLE TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM THE CORNER. *TT |
| 99154 | 1999-12-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. CONCERNS WITH THE LOW FUEL LAMP ILLUMINATING TOO EARLY OCCURRING WITH A 19-26 L (5-7 GALLON) FUEL RESERVE ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 95 L (25 GALLON) FUEL TANIK. *TT |
| 9811257 | 1999-10-14. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3RD ROW MAP LIGHTS MAY EXHIBIT LOOSE FITTING LIGHTS. *TT |
| 983581 | 1999-10-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CONDITIONS OF EXHAUST DRONE AT 1700 RPM. *TT |
| 983580 | 1999-10-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 1-2 SHIFT ON LIGHT THROTTLE ONLY. *TT |
| 98-0316 | 1999-10-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH SLOW FUEL FILL, DISTORTED FUEL TANK, FUEL GAGE ERRATIC, FUEL ODOR. *TT |
| 9811349 | 1999-09-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. VEHICLES WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT OPERATION OR GRIND WHEN CYCLED. *TT |
| NHTSA 607465 | 1999-09-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CLIMATE CONTROL IS INVESTIGATING CONCERNS OF BROKEN AND OR BINDING BLEND DOORS ON SOME VEHICLES. *TT |
| 983303 | 1999-09-23. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. CONCERNS OF BROKEN AND OR BINDING BLEND DOOR. *TT |
| 983292 | 1999-09-23. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3RD ROW MAP LIGHTS MAY EXHIBIT LOOSE FITTING LIGHTS. *TT |
| 983171 | 1999-09-22. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. CONDITIONS WITH THE FUEL GAU-GE NOT READING FULL OR THE GAUGE MAY PREMATURELY DROP TO THE 3/4 MARK. *TT |
| 983141 | 1999-09-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARST 1 - 2 SHIFT ON LIGHT THROTTLE ONLY. *TT |
| 983101 | 1999-09-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE WHILE TURNING OR BRAKING. *TT |
| 983094 | 1999-09-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME VEHICLES WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT OPERATION OR GRIND WHEN CYCLED. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.