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Service bulletins for the 1998 Mercury Mountaineer

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.

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

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134822000-05-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / GROAN ON ACCELERATION OR TAKE-OFF DUE TO THE REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT BEING TWISTED AND ALLOWING A GROUND OUT CONDITION TO OCCUR. *TT
134402000-05-16. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING VERY LIGHT STEERING VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE AT ENGINE IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS (PARKING LOT TYPE MANEUVERS). *TT
74942000-05-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). ALL VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SHIFT ON THE FLY TRANSFER CASES WILL DISPLAY CONTACT PLATE PIDS OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE 1999 OR EARLIER WORKSHOP MANUAL INDICATES WHEN USING NGS WITH 15.0 LEVEL OR LATER SOFTWARE. *TT
74682000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / GROAN ON ACCELERATION OR TAKE OFF.
74402000-05-15. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THIS BULLETIN STATES THAT WHENEVER THE CLEAN AIR TUBE RETAINING CLAMPS ARE REMOVED FOR ANY REPAIR, PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED TO INSURE PROPER CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE THROTTLE CAM AND THE CLEAN AIR TUBE RETAINING CLAMP BOLT. *TT
73602000-05-15. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING BUMPS. *TT
73532000-05-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES STORED IN THE GEM MODULE. *TT
130042000-05-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE; SUSPENSION; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. SOME 4.0L VEHICLES WITH A4WD MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / PULSATION FELT FROM THE DRIVELINE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FLOORPAN ON ACCELERATION / LIGHT TIP-IN AT 25-35 MPH WHEN IN 4 AUTO MODE. *TT
129472000-05-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:FRONT. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL OR WHISTLE TYPE NOISE FROM THE FRONT END AT SPEEDS FROM 10 MPH TO 40 MPH. *TT
66922000-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NO / LOW AIR CONDITIONER PERFORMANCE AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES AND PROLONGED IDLE. *TT
66402000-05-11. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. EXHIBITING AN AIR BAG LAMP ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH LAMP FAULT CODE (LFC) 24, OR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1924 AND / OR B1342 STORED IN MEMORY. *TT
134262000-04-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. EXHIBITING VERY LIGHT STEERING VIBRATION / SHIMMY / NIBBLE AT ENGINE IDLE OR LOW SPEEDS. *TT
134152000-04-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS. EXHIBITING A SQUEAK TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR STABILIZER BAR WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *TT
134122000-04-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF NO 4X4 LOW RANGE ENGAGEMENT OR A STUCK IN 4X4 LOW RANGE, WITH NO (DTC) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE STORED IN THE GEM. *TT
133882000-04-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. VEHICLES EQUIPPED THE NEUTRAL TOW FEATURE, BE AWARE THAT WHEN THE NEUTRAL TOW FEATURE IS ENABLED AND THE CUSTOMER PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL MODE, THE NEUTRAL TOW INDICATOR WILL GO OUT WHEN THE GEM GOES TO SLEEP. *TT
133502000-04-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES WITH A4WD BUILT PRIOR TO 9/13/99 MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / PULSATION AT 0 - 45 MPH. *TT
73162000-04-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FRONT AXLE PINION SEAL. *TT
9815122000-04-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. A DIRECT REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY. AK
72702000-03-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / MOAN / BOOM AT IDLE. *TT
72382000-03-30. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. A CONDITION WITH THE REAR WIPER BLADE ON VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 1/22/1999 MAY FLIP OVER WHEN RUN THROUGH SOFT CLOTH STYLE CAR WASHES. *TT
71382000-03-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION WHEN SERVICING THE 4.0L SOHC SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY. *TT
132602000-03-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE TIPS INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ASSIST WHEN SERVICING VEHICLES WITH SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY. *TT
132232000-03-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION REGARDING MANUAL A/C SYSTEM- BLOWER WORKS IN HIGH SETTING ONLY. *MJS
132222000-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES. INFORMATION REGARDING NEUTRAL TOW KIT AVAILABLE. *MJS
132182000-03-21. Service bulletin. SEATS. INFORMATION REGARDING SEAT THAT WILLL NOT MOVE FORWARD. *MJS

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