Ford Contour 1997–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 14877 · NHTSA communication 620202 · issued May 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may illuminate the malfunction indicator lamp or run rough after the catalyst is removed and / or replaced. This may be due to vacuum leaks as a result of tolerance stackup within the exhaust / egr / intake 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.