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Ford Escort 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 982113 · NHTSA communication 603676 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

An erratic shift with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0712. *yc

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.