Ford Contour 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12075 · NHTSA communication 613051 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1996–1998
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles built prior to 6/16/98 may have a broken/detached ip clustr bezel gaphider. The hider is a hinged flap between the steering column shroud and the ip bezel. *mjs
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.