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Ford Contour 1992–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0214 · NHTSA communication 630001 · issued Jan 21, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1992–2002
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant and/or oil from the cylinder head gasket area. *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.