Ford Windstar 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 7971 · NHTSA communication 612490 · issued Jan 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Noisy liftgate or sheet metal stress where the lift assembly attaches to the liftgate.
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.