Ford Contour 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13468 · NHTSA communication 6092221 · issued Nov 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–2000
model years
14
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles equipped with 2.0l engine may exhibit a timing belt shredding or timing belt striking the front cover. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.