Ford Contour 1996–2003 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 03103 · NHTSA communication 10002767 · issued May 26, 2003
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996–2003
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles without the coolant lock-off may exhibit a no start condition. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1999 Ford Contour
- 2000 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford E Series
- 1999 Ford E Series
- 1996 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-150
- 1998 Ford F-150
- 1999 Ford F-150
- 2000 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford F-150
- 2002 Ford F-150
- 2003 Ford F-150
- 1997 Ford F-250
- 2000 Ford Super Duty F
- 2001 Ford Super Duty F
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.