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Service bulletins for the 1998 Lincoln Continental

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.

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

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981642000-04-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. A TRANSEAL COATING IS ON THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS. THIS COATING MUST BE REMOVED BEFORE DELIVERY TO THE CUSTOMER. YD
981632000-03-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. LOCKS FAILED. YD
72492000-03-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON USING PEANUT STYLE A/C FITTINGS. *TT
992422000-03-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INFORMATION ON REPLACING AND / OR REPAIRING MALFUNCTIONING (DOOR, IGNITION AND DECKLID) LOCKS. *TT
992342000-03-09. 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
991962000-03-08. 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
991952000-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SERVICE INFORMATION FOR MUSTY AND MILDEW TYPE ODORS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING / HEATING SYSTEM. *TT
991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
992222000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT
99119981999-12-06. Service bulletin. STEERING. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HIGH STEERING EFFORTS DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE CAM AND / OR ROTOR IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. *TT
9968991999-12-06. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. CONCERNS WITH WINDOW RUN AND BELT MOULDINGS DEVELOPING A WHITE SPOTTING APPEARANCE. *TT
9967851999-12-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A CELLULAR PHONE MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE CELLULAR PHONE DOES NOT RING WHEN RECEIVING INCOMING CALLS. *TT
9835711999-10-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. INFORMATION PERTAINING TO INCORRECT PART NUMBERS FOR REAR CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLYS. *TT
9835661999-10-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING ANY PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT
9835661999-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT
9831121999-09-22. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT NEUTRAL CONDITION AFTER DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP. *TT
98-48281999-09-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO THE SERVICE MANUAL NOT HAVING A PINPOINT TEST FOR "DEGRADED AM RECEPTION OR CONTINUOUS SEEK IN AM" IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING PORTION OF THE AUDIO CHAPTER. *TT
991391999-08-26. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKE LAMPS INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *TT
991291999-08-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. EXPERIENCING A WHINE / BUZZ TYPE NOISE IN THE SPEAKERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT RADIO OR TWO-WAY RADIO ON VEHICLES WITH AN IN-TANK ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. *TT
998161999-08-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOW RECOMMENDS SAE 5W-30 VISCOSITY GRADE FOR SERVICING ANY FORD GASOLINE-POWERED VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF MODEL YEAR. *TT
99851999-08-19. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING THE REDESIGNED AX4N PUMP GASKET. *TT
9760111999-07-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING VEHICLES WITH EVAPORATIVE FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
981101999-07-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING PASSIVE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE TIPS. *TT
98181999-07-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE - SERVICE TIP. *TT
98141999-07-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. SUBJECT REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *TT

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