Ford Contour 1996–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0162 · NHTSA communication 619266 · issued Apr 2, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1996–2002
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles equipped with passive anti-theft system (pats) may not start or crank. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1999 Ford Contour
- 2000 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2000 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford Escape
- 2000 Ford Excursion
- 2001 Ford Excursion
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Expedition
- 1999 Ford Expedition
- 2000 Ford Expedition
- 2001 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford Explorer
- 2000 Ford Explorer
- 2001 Ford Explorer
- 2002 Ford Explorer
- 1999 Ford F-150
- 2000 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford F-150
- 1999 Ford F-250
- 2000 Ford Focus
- 2001 Ford Focus
- 1996 Ford Mustang
- 1997 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1999 Ford Mustang
- 2000 Ford Mustang
- 2001 Ford Mustang
- 1999 Ford Ranger
- 2000 Ford Ranger
- 2001 Ford Ranger
- 1996 Ford Taurus
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 2000 Ford Taurus
- 2001 Ford Taurus
- 2002 Ford Thunderbird
- 1999 Ford Windstar
- 2000 Ford Windstar
- 2001 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1999 Lincoln Continental
- 2000 Lincoln Continental
- 2001 Lincoln Continental
- 2000 Lincoln LS
- 2001 Lincoln LS
- 1997 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
- 1999 Lincoln Navigator
- 2000 Lincoln Navigator
- 2001 Lincoln Navigator
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1999 Lincoln Town Car
- 2000 Lincoln Town Car
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.