Ford Escort 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 982517 · NHTSA communication 603655 · issued Dec 21, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with the rear hatch doesnt unlock when using the door panel switch and/or the alarm sounds inadvertently if the rear hatch door is unlocked using the " trunk " button on the key fob on some vehicles. *yc
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.