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Ford Mustang 1996–1998technical 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

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.