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Ford Contour 1994–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9759 · NHTSA communication 51943 · issued Mar 3, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1994–1998
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Leak- automatic transmission fluid- cd4e transaxle in fluid collection on main control assembly. *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.