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Service bulletins for the 1998 Mercury Villager

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.

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

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137602000-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION REGARDING THE SERVICING OF THE FORWARD CLUTCH, WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THREE INDIVIDUAL PARTS. *MJS
83162000-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH COMPACT DISC CHANGER MAY EXHIBIT A 6 DISC CD CHANGER THAT IS NOT EJECTING THE MAGAZINE OR IS NOT RESPONDING TO COMMAND FROM THE RADIO.
00152000-06-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER- SERVICE TIP. *MJS
133682000-04-05. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. ADDRESSING AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT SET OR MAY DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. *TT
981542000-04-03. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM. REAR BRAKES ARE BINDING OR OVERHEATING AFTER HAVING BEEN SERVICED. YD
981612000-03-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. WHINING NOISE FROM TRANSAXLE ON LIGHT ACCELERATION, TIP-IN ACCELERATION BETWEEN 40-64 KM/H (25-40 MPH)
72642000-03-31. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. EXHIBITING AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT SET OR MAY DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. *TT
131792000-03-21. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. INFORMATION REGARDING SRS SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS, AIR BAG WARNING INDICATION. *MJS
69952000-03-14. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. SUBJECT REGARDING A FLASHING AIR BAG WARNING LAMP INDICATING A FAULT IN THE SYSTEM. *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
98113121999-09-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ILLUMINATED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LAMP AND TROUBLE CODES 41/45/55/63. *TT
9833101999-09-23. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CREAKING NOISE OR LOW TONE RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION AREA. *TT
9832821999-09-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME VEHICLES WITH CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL GAGE THAT DROPS FROM FULL TO 3/4 VERY QUICKLY OR THE GAGE READS 3/4 WHEN FULL. *TT
9831141999-09-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. THIS BULLETIN MENTIONS THE TWO DIFFERENT CYLINDERS AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT LIFTGATE SUPPORT CYLINDERS. *TT
9830721999-09-21. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT ABS WARNING LAMP CONCERN AND TROUBLE CODES 41/ 45/ 55/ 63 MAY BE RETRIEVED DURING A QUICK TEST. *TT
98-48161999-09-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). CONCERNS WITH EGR FLOW MALFUNCTION. *TT
9960181999-09-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). BRIEF INFORMATION REGARDING EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS. *TT
128061999-09-07. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A FLASHING AIR BAG WARNING LAMP INDICATING A FAULT IN THE SYSTEM. *TT
63901999-09-02. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SUBJECT REGARDING AIR BAG SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS. *TT
991391999-08-26. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS. CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKE LAMPS INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *TT
991031999-08-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). ON SOME VEHICLES THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES 32, 35, P0400, P0402, P1400, P1401, P1402 OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP 0302, 0305, 0306, 0514, 1005 MAY BE STORED INDICATING A MALFUNCTION IN THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) SYSTEM. *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

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