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Ford E Series 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985183 · NHTSA communication 613313 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1998–1999
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Effective november 2, 1998 certain vehicles of the 4r100 are added to the fqr (ford quality renewal) assembly program. *tt

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.