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Ford Windstar 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985098 · NHTSA communication 613248 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
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1999
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Official summary

Certain vehicles will arrive at dealership with small black plastic spacer clips installed between the rear backglass and the exterior body. *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.