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Ford Contour 1996–2002technical 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

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.