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Ford Contour 1996–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 4619 · NHTSA communication 615157 · issued Aug 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996–1998
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit malfunction indicator light on with evaporative diagnostic trouble codes p0442, p0455 set. *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.