Ford Aerostar 1997–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98259 · NHTSA communication 603647 · issued Dec 21, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1997–1999
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vinyl covered items such as dash panels, door trim panels, consoles, etc., may exhibit a small dent, scuff, abrasion and/ or discoloration resulting from assembly, transit, dealer prep and/or customer usage. *yc
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Ford Aerostar
- 1997 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1999 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Econoline
- 1998 Ford Econoline
- 1999 Ford Econoline
- 1997 Ford Escort
- 1998 Ford Escort
- 1999 Ford Escort
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford Expedition
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford F-150
- 1998 Ford F-150
- 1999 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-250
- 1998 Ford F-250
- 1999 Ford F-250
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1999 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Probe
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Ford Super Duty F Series
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Thunderbird
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1999 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1999 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1999 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
- 1999 Lincoln Navigator
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Mercury Cougar
- 1999 Mercury Cougar
- 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1999 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1997 Mercury Mystique
- 1998 Mercury Mystique
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.