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Ford Contour 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98203 · NHTSA communication 603688 · issued Oct 12, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1998–1999
model years
22
vehicle entries

Official summary

Concerns with adhensives not recommended for body panel repairs. *yc

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.