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Ford Contour 1995–1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 96256 · NHTSA communication 50963 · issued Dec 2, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Parking Brake
component
1995–1997
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Parking brake - parking brake sticks and binds - does not release - vehicles equipped with rear disc brakes. *tw

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.