Ford Crown Victoria 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12120 · NHTSA communication 613139 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–1999
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles with 4r70w transmissions built from 4/16/98 through 10/30/98 may exhibit a leak from the vent area of the transmission. *mjs
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford F-150
- 1999 Ford F-150
- 1998 Ford F-250
- 1999 Ford F-250
- 1998 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1999 Ford Grand Marquis
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1999 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1999 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1999 Lincoln Town Car
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.