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Service bulletins for the 1999 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.

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

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142112000-09-21. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. EXHIBITING A POWER STEERING GRUNT NOISE OR SHUDDER ON SLOW TURNS. *TT
141822000-09-20. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME MAY EXHIBIT DOOR GLASS THAT IS SLOW TO TRAVEL UPWARD. *TT
140602000-07-27. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MIL ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0171/P0174. **MR
85322000-07-26. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHTS P0171 / P0174. **MR
83102000-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. REAR LUBE AND DIFFERENTIAL TUBE INSULATOR KIT. **MR
82422000-07-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THE BELL HOUSING AREA. **MR
51862000-06-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOISE HEARD IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *TT
9851552000-06-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CONCERNS CAUSED BY THE TIRE JACK PINCHING WIRES TO THE REAR ELECTRONIC MODULE (REM). *TT
9851092000-06-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 3-2 TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLD ENGINE DURIVE AWAY AND BEFORE THE ENGINE HAS FULLY WARMED UP. *TT
9851002000-06-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE MESSAGE CENTER OIL CHANGE RESET INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNERS GUIDE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW. *TT
9850982000-06-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. CERTAIN VEHICLES WILL ARRIVE AT DEALERSHIP WITH SMALL BLACK PLASTIC SPACER CLIPS INSTALLED BETWEEN THE REAR BACKGLASS AND THE EXTERIOR BODY. *TT
121812000-06-19. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION FOR ALL 1999 WINDSTAR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOLOCK, IT IS CURRENTLY NOT POSSIBLE TO DISABLE/ENABLE THE FEATURE IF DESIRED. *MJS
121742000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD START/LONG CRANK, COLD START STALL, COLD ROUGH IDLE CONCERN. *MJS
121732000-06-19. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF INTERIOR/COURTESY LAMPS ON AT ALL TIMES. *MJS
9850862000-06-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CUSTOMER CONCERN DESCRIBED AS AN AIR CONDITIONER HISS NOISE. *TT
121412000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOISE HEARD IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *MJS
121172000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS ELECTRICAL CONCERNS CAUSED BY THE TIRE JACK PINCHING WIRES TO THE REAR ELECTRONIC MODULE (REM). *MJS
120962000-06-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SINE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARSH 3-2 TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLD ENGINE DRIVE AWAY AND BEFORE THE ENGINE HAS FULLY WARMED UP. *MJS
120842000-06-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SOME REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE MESSAGE CENTER OIL CHANGE RESET INSTRUCTION IN THE OWNERS GUIDE MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW. *MJS
139692000-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). VEHICLES BUILT FROM 01/31/00 MAY EXHIBIT AN UNABLE TO REPROGRAM THE PCM OR UNABLE TO CLEAR THE PCM VID (VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION) BLOCK CONITION, OR UNABLE TO REPROGRAM THE PCM OR UNABLE TO CLEAR PCM VID BLOCK ON VEHICLES WHERE THE ICM (INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE) HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TT
139572000-06-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DRONE (AUDIBLE NOISE) AND A TACTILE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL (HIGHER FREQUENCY BUZZ) AT 1350 - 1400 RPM (40-45 MPH) UNDER A LIGHT LOAD WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED IN 3RD OR O/D. *TT
139352000-06-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DISCHARGED BATTERY AFTER EXTENDED PARKING (> 30 DAYS). *TT
139242000-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE NOVEMBER 1999 MAY EXHIBIT TRANSMISSION FLUID AT THE BELL HOUSING AREA. *TT
139822000-06-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DOOR GLASS THAT MAY BIND OR TRAVEL SLOWLY UP / DOWN. *TT
138262000-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DTC OF PO720,PO722, OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED SENSOR (OSS). *MJS

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