Saturday, August 8, 2026
RecallGazette

Vehicle problems, recalls & safety intelligence

Ford Windstar 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0072 · NHTSA communication 613567 · issued Apr 3, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles exhibiting a noisy liftgate or sheet metal stree cracks where the lift assembly attaches to the liftgate. **mr

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.