Ford Aerostar 1997–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98259 · NHTSA communication 603647 · issued Dec 21, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / 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.