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Ford Contour 1995–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9731 · NHTSA communication 51656 · issued Feb 3, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1995–1997
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Carpet- poor fit and/or pulls from underneath cowl side trim panel- vehicles built through 10/18/96. *jd

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.