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Ford Aerostar 1997–1999technical 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

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.