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Ford Contour 1996–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 03102 · NHTSA communication 10002766 · issued May 26, 2003

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1996–2002
model years
14
vehicle entries

Official summary

Compressed natural gas (cng). Rough idle or no start when cold. Vehicles equipped with cng bi-fuel engine only. *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.