Ford Mustang 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 5135 · NHTSA communication 615331 · issued Dec 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Certain vehicles built from 2/298 trhough 9/25/98 may exhibit a click or pop noise when quickly turning the steering wheel while traveling over bumps, or braking. The click or pop noise may be caused by a stick / slip condition in the outer tie rod end.*tt
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.