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Ford Windstar 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5246 · NHTSA communication 615364 · issued Dec 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information on customer preference features such as automatic locks, smart locks, illuminated entry, and horn chirp. *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.