Ford Contour 1995 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 95164 · NHTSA communication 45948 · issued Aug 1, 1995
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1995
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Steering- 'thump' on hard acceleration or while turning - power steering return hose contacts cv boot clip-vehicles built through 1/2/95. Noise-rotational 'thump' - power steering return hose contacts cv boot clip - vehicles built through 1/2/95.*sd
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.