Ford Contour 1994–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 982311 · NHTSA communication 603725 · issued Nov 23, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1994–1999
model years
14
vehicle entries
Official summary
Minimal clearance of the cd4e transaxle to subframe makes transaxle installation and removal more difficult. *yc
Vehicles covered
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.