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Ford Contour 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 99147 · NHTSA communication 608423 · issued Jul 12, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1999
model years
23
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information on using the service bay technical system (sbts) and new generation star (ngs) tester, and to update the powertrain control module (pcm) information charts. *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.