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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| 0156 | 2001-05-30. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK FROM THE END SEALS OF THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. *TT |
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| 0147 | 2001-05-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE IN 2001 VEHICLES - SAE 5W-20 MOTOR OIL. *TT |
| 0145 | 2001-05-30. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH A 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING GRUNT NOISE WHILE TURNING. *TT |
| 14855 | 2001-05-23. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE HIGHBACK FRONT SEATS (WITHOUT SIDE AIR BAGS) MAY EXHIBIT A TWISTED SEAT BACK FRAME. *TT |
| 14867 | 2001-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SUBJECT REGARDING SPEEDOMETER CALIBRATION TOLERANCE SPECIFICATIONS. *TT |
| 14797 | 2001-05-22. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT FOGGING OF THE FRONT AND SIDE WINDOWS. *TT |
| 0162 | 2001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT |
| 14656 | 2001-05-17. 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 FREEZING TEMPERATURES. *TT |
| 14391 | 2001-04-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXHIBITING VIBRATION ABOVE 45 MPH - SERVICE KIT AVAILABLE. *JB |
| 14353 | 2001-04-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND / OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE'S PO171 & PO174. *JB |
| 00B51 | 2001-04-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO REAR LUBE TUBE AND BRACKET REPLACEMENT. *JB |
| 00223 | 2001-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A SPARK KNOCK CONDITION ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WITH 87 OCTANE GASOLINE. *JB |
| 002110 | 2001-04-16. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION CONDITION AT 72 KM/H (45 MPH) AND ABOVE. *JB |
| 00218 | 2001-04-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON SPARK KNOCK ON ACCELERATION ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINE. *JB |
| 14603 | 2001-04-03. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING POWER STEERING AND PINION LEAK. *JB |
| 14580 | 2001-04-02. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLASHING O/D OFF LAMP AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0720, P0722 AFTER INSTALLING A REMANUFACTURED TRANSAXLE. *JB |
| 14522 | 2001-03-14. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY CONTINUE TO EXHIBIT A POWER STEERING GRUNT NOISE AFTER REPLACING THE YF2Z-3A719-AA POWER STEERING HOSE PER SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE 1421, AND AFTER PERFORMING BLEED PROCEDURES. *TT |
| 00255 | 2001-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.0L 2-VALVE ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A SPARK KNOCK CONDITION ON HEAVY ACCELERATION WITH 87 OCTANE GASOLINE. *TT |
| 00B51 | 2001-03-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM REGARDING ALL VEHICLES BUILT WITH AX4S TRANSMISSION - REAR LUBE TUBE AND BRACKET REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 12288 | 2001-01-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT 60 - 70 MPH, FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL OR FLOOR. *TT |
| 12271 | 2001-01-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DUAL POWER SLIDING DOORS MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN OF DIFFICULT TO OPERATE REMOTE ENTRY TRANSMITTER (KEY FOB) BUTTONS. *TT |
| 12270 | 2001-01-18. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON THE THROW-IN PANEL KIT INSTALLATION USING CURRENT PUBLISHED INSTRUCTION SHEETS INCLUDED WITH THE KIT. *TT |
| 12230 | 2001-01-17. 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 |
| 12228 | 2001-01-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FOR ALL VEHICLES WITH FRONT-END ELECTRONIC MODULE (FEM) AND REAR-END ELECTRONIC MODULES (REM) CONCERNS THAT REQUIRE A MODULE REPLACEMENT, THE TECHNICIAN MUST CALL FOR APPROVAL BEFORE REMOVING AND / OR REPLACING THE MODULE. *TT |
| 12203 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 11/24/98 MAY EXHIBIT A SLIGHT PUCKER AT THE TOP REAR CORNER OF THE DOOR GLASS FLOCK RUN. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.