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Ford Mustang 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12252 · NHTSA communication 615509 · issued Dec 1, 1998

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

Official summary

Some vehicles may have headlamp assemblies that appear to have damaged horizontal adjustments. The horizontal headlamp adjusters are purposely disabled. The headlamp assemblies should not be replaced simply because they appear damaged.... *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.