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Ford Contour 1996technical service bulletin

Bulletin 98-0314 · NHTSA communication 607715 · issued Jan 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1996
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Conditions with misfire diagnostic trouble codes with 2.0l engine. *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.