Ford Aerostar 1985–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98112 · NHTSA communication 605573 · issued Jan 19, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1985–1997
model years
48
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subject regarding a new service center support that uses a thrust bearing (#3 and #4) in place of thrust washers has been released. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1988 Ford Aerostar
- 1989 Ford Aerostar
- 1990 Ford Aerostar
- 1991 Ford Aerostar
- 1992 Ford Aerostar
- 1993 Ford Aerostar
- 1994 Ford Aerostar
- 1995 Ford Aerostar
- 1996 Ford Aerostar
- 1997 Ford Aerostar
- 1985 Ford Bronco II
- 1986 Ford Bronco II
- 1987 Ford Bronco II
- 1988 Ford Bronco II
- 1989 Ford Bronco II
- 1990 Ford Bronco II
- 1991 Ford Explorer
- 1992 Ford Explorer
- 1993 Ford Explorer
- 1994 Ford Explorer
- 1995 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1985 Ford Mustang
- 1986 Ford Mustang
- 1987 Ford Mustang
- 1988 Ford Mustang
- 1989 Ford Mustang
- 1990 Ford Mustang
- 1991 Ford Mustang
- 1992 Ford Mustang
- 1993 Ford Mustang
- 1985 Ford Ranger
- 1986 Ford Ranger
- 1987 Ford Ranger
- 1988 Ford Ranger
- 1989 Ford Ranger
- 1990 Ford Ranger
- 1991 Ford Ranger
- 1992 Ford Ranger
- 1993 Ford Ranger
- 1994 Ford Ranger
- 1995 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1987 Ford Thunderbird
- 1988 Ford Thunderbird
- 1987 Mercury Cougar
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.