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Ford Contour 1995–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 996041 · NHTSA communication 606956 · issued May 1, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1995–1999
model years
15
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may exhibit a hard to shift condition in cold weather. *tt

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.