Ford Mustang 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 982018 · NHTSA communication 603703 · issued Oct 12, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996–1998
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
The front end accessory drive ( fead ) belt may become broken or frayed and / or detach from ( or roll off of) the engine. *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.