Ford Crown Victoria 1996–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98241 · NHTSA communication 604053 · issued Dec 7, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1996–1999
model years
23
vehicle entries
Official summary
Diagnostic service tips on passive anti theft system ( pats ). *yc
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1996 Mercury Sable
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1999 Mercury Sable
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.