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Ford Contour 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12135 · NHTSA communication 613157 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
1998–1999
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a concern where the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) is illuminate with dtcs in the memory. *mjs

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.