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Ford Contour 1995–1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 99-4700 · NHTSA communication 607123 · issued Sep 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1995–1996
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 1995/1996 2.5lford, contour/ mercury, mystique vehicles may run rough and display an illuminated mil after recall 97e61 is performed. *ak

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.