Ford Contour 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin BC3274970207 · NHTSA communication 51872 · issued Feb 7, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1996–1998
model years
23
vehicle entries
Official summary
Replacement headlamp bulbs - several aftermarket companies are offering replacement bulbs with a higher wattage that are not dot approved - sold with disclaimer of "for off-road use only" - the bulbs draw more current than the oem bulbs and can result in actuation of the shor circuit protection feature. *tw
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Contour
- 1996 Ford Econoline
- 1997 Ford Econoline
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1996 Ford Tempo
- 1997 Ford Tempo
- 1996 Ford Thunderbird
- 1997 Ford Thunderbird
- 1997 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1996 Lincoln Continental
- 1997 Lincoln Continental
- 1996 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1996 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1996 Mercury Cougar
- 1997 Mercury Cougar
- 1997 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1996 Mercury Mystique
- 1997 Mercury Mystique
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.