Ford Contour 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 11493 · NHTSA communication 613752 · issued Apr 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1998–1999
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information used when performing diagnosis or programming keys on certain vehicles equipped with the fifth generation passive anti-theft (pats) system. *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.