Ford Aerostar 1996–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98163 · NHTSA communication 6090873 · issued Aug 17, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1996–1999
model years
56
vehicle entries
Official summary
LOCKS FAILED. YD
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Aerostar
- 1997 Ford Aerostar
- 1996 Ford Bronco
- 1996 Ford B Series
- 1997 Ford B Series
- 1998 Ford B Series
- 1996 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1996 Ford Econoline
- 1997 Ford Econoline
- 1998 Ford Econoline
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Expedition
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-150
- 1998 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-250
- 1998 Ford F-250
- 1997 Ford F-250 SD
- 1999 Ford F-250 SD
- 1996 Ford F-350
- 1997 Ford F-350
- 1996 Ford F Series
- 1997 Ford F Series
- 1998 Ford F Series
- 1996 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1997 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1998 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1997 Ford Mountaineer
- 1998 Ford Mountaineer
- 1996 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1996 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Ranger
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Thunderbird
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1996 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Mercury Cougar
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
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.