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Ford Mustang 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 982744 · NHTSA communication 603597 · issued Apr 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information on replacing a powertrain control module (pcm), failure to reestablish communication between the pcm and the pats module may result in a crank-no start with code p1260. *tt

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.