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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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122302001-01-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. ALL VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK BRAKE MODULE CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT
122272001-01-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM) CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT
53462001-01-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR. MANUAL CORRECTION WHEN PERFORMING REAR WIPER MOTOR PINPOINT TEST. *TT
52712001-01-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE STALL ON DECELERATION OR DURING SLOW SPEED MANEUVERING. *TT
52662001-01-16. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SUBJECT REGARDING HARSH LIGHT THROTTLE 1-2 UPSHIFT CONDITION. *TT
52052001-01-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NGS ERROR MESSAGE, TOTAL CHECKSUM ERROR AFTER NGS / SBTS PCM REPROGRAMMING. *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
51312001-01-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES WITH THE AX4S TRANSAXLE HAVING AN INLINE TRANSMISSION COOLER BYPASS VALVE LOCATED IN THE COOLER LINE NEAR THE RADIATOR COOLER. *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
46392001-01-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING CHECK ENGINE LAMP ON AND MISFIRE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 - P0306. *TT
46202001-01-02. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. BRIEF INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING HARSH LIGHT THROTTLE 1-2 SHIFT. *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
46182001-01-02. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. BRIEF INFORMATION VEHICLES EXHIBITING PREMATURE LOW FUEL WARNING, SLOW FUEL FILL. *TT
9833142000-12-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. TSB97-16-10 (MIL ILLUMONATED-DIAGNASTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) PO300 THROUGH PO306 COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES-3.8L ENGINE) DOES NOT APPLY TO 19881/2 MODEL YEAR WINDSTAR VEHICLES.*AK
133962000-11-27. Service bulletin. WHEELS:HUB. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH STARBURST TYPE WHEEL CAPS MAY EXHIBIT WHEEL CAPS THAT RATTLE OR APPEAR LOOSE. *TT
133092000-11-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. SOME VEHICLES WITH 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT BLACK SOOT ON THE LOWER SECTION OF THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. *TT
132942000-11-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE LIFTGATE AREA. *TT
72922000-11-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. NNERS OF THE EDSR-OF-THE-MONTH QUALITY AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SEPTEMBER. *TT
98-47432000-11-03. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. *AK
98-47232000-11-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ENGINE CHECK LAMP ON, AND MISFIRE DTC (S) PO300-PO306 ACTION.
98-47212000-11-02. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. PREMATURE LOW FUEL WARNING, SLOW FUEL FILL ACTION. *AK
142222000-09-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. CONCERNS WITH SUBFRAME CLUNK ON ACCELERATION / DECELERATION FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. *TT

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