Ford Crown Victoria 1988–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12178 · NHTSA communication 613234 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1988–1998
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information regarding tsb 98-5a-12 (transaxle/transmission/transfer case-vehicles towed behind recreational vehicles-recommended guidelines) does not list towing information for certain model vehicles. *mjs
Vehicles covered
- 1988 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1989 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1990 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1991 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1992 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1993 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1994 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1995 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1996 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1991 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1992 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1993 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1994 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1995 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1996 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1997 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1998 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1988 Ford Mustang
- 1989 Ford Mustang
- 1990 Ford Mustang
- 1991 Ford Mustang
- 1992 Ford Mustang
- 1993 Ford Mustang
- 1994 Ford Mustang
- 1995 Ford Mustang
- 1996 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1988 Ford Taurus
- 1989 Ford Taurus
- 1990 Ford Taurus
- 1991 Ford Taurus
- 1992 Ford Taurus
- 1993 Ford Taurus
- 1994 Ford Taurus
- 1995 Ford Taurus
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1988 Ford Windstar
- 1989 Ford Windstar
- 1990 Ford Windstar
- 1991 Ford Windstar
- 1992 Ford Windstar
- 1993 Ford Windstar
- 1994 Ford Windstar
- 1995 Ford Windstar
- 1996 Ford Windstar
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1988 Lincoln Continental
- 1989 Lincoln Continental
- 1990 Lincoln Continental
- 1991 Lincoln Continental
- 1992 Lincoln Continental
- 1993 Lincoln Continental
- 1994 Lincoln Continental
- 1995 Lincoln Continental
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.