Ford Contour 1999–2005 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 031501 · NHTSA communication 10009321 · issued Jul 12, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1999–2005
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Inoperative electric rear window defroster (heated backlite) grid lines, integral antenna concerns. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1999 Ford Contour
- 2000 Ford Contour
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2000 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2002 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2003 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2004 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford Escape
- 2002 Ford Escape
- 2003 Ford Escape
- 2004 Ford Escape
- 2005 Ford Escape
- 1999 Ford Escort
- 2000 Ford Escort
- 2001 Ford Escort
- 2002 Ford Escort
- 2000 Ford Excursion
- 2001 Ford Excursion
- 2002 Ford Excursion
- 2003 Ford Excursion
- 2004 Ford Excursion
- 1999 Ford Expedition
- 2000 Ford Expedition
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 2002 Ford Expedition
- 2003 Ford Expedition
- 2004 Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 2000 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 2003 Ford Explorer
- 2004 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2003 Ford Explorer Sport
- 2000 Ford Focus
- 2001 Ford Focus
- 2002 Ford Focus
- 2003 Ford Focus
- 2004 Ford Focus
- 2005 Ford Focus
- 2004 Ford Freestar
- 2005 Ford Freestar
- 1999 Ford Mustang
- 2000 Ford Mustang
- 2001 Ford Mustang
- 2002 Ford Mustang
- 2003 Ford Mustang
- 2004 Ford Mustang
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 2000 Ford Taurus
- 2001 Ford Taurus
- 2002 Ford Taurus
- 2003 Ford Taurus
- 2004 Ford Taurus
- 2002 Ford Thunderbird
- 2003 Ford Thunderbird
- 2004 Ford Thunderbird
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.