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Ford Windstar 1998–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8036 · NHTSA communication 612229 · issued Feb 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
1998–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some fleet customers may want to disable the child lock feature on the sliding doors and prevent it from being accidently re-activated. *tt

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.