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Ford Contour 1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12304 · NHTSA communication 615549 · issued Dec 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2.0l equipped vehicles built before april 1, 1998 may exhibit a broken or leaking water pump. An improved water pump is now available. *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.