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Ford Contour 1995–1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0237960102 · NHTSA communication 46452 · issued Dec 1, 1995

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
1995–1996
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

2.5l cold start/stall. Perform normal diagnostics including the use of sbds to determine system faults. If no error codes are indicated by normal diagnostics, replace idle air control valve, p/n f5rz-9f715-a for 1995 model. Use f5dz-9f715-bb for 1996 model year.

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.