Ford Contour 1995–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98166 · NHTSA communication 609735 · issued Apr 7, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1995–1998
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
The temperature gauge reads high in the normal range when engine is at normal operating temperature.
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.