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Ford Windstar 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 984989 · NHTSA communication 613028 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp on condition with diagnostic trouble code p1450 due to an obstruction in the canister vent hose. *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.