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Ford Contour 1996–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 99234 · NHTSA communication 6090131 · issued Nov 15, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996–2000
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information on diagnosing a vehicle with malfunction indicator lamp illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes p0442 and p0455 stored in continuous memory. *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.