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Ford Contour 1996–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 01231 · NHTSA communication 630331 · issued Nov 26, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1996–2001
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some compressed natural gas (cng) vehicles may exhibit rough idle or no start when cold. *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.