Ford Crown Victoria 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12083 · NHTSA communication 613063 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 4.6l vehicles equipped with a 4r70w transmission, may experience a harsh reverse engagement. *mjs
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.