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Ford Windstar 1995–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985020 · NHTSA communication 613045 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
1995–1998
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built through 9/8/97 may exhibit a condition of multiple diagostic trouble codes. This may be caused by brake fluid and water contamination of circuit 361 and connector c102 under the master cylinder. *ak

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.