Ford Contour 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16140 · NHTSA communication 636165 · issued Aug 1, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1998
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit an air bag warning lamp flashing out a 2 digit diagnostic trouble code and no communication with air bag module using scan tools. *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.