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Ford Contour 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9811485 · NHTSA communication 613396 · issued Apr 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Customer concern of noise in the power steering. *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.