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Ford Contour 1995–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985A17 · NHTSA communication 601017 · issued Mar 18, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Parking Brake
component
1995–1998
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles parking brake equipped with rear disc brakes may stick and/or bind when attempting to release. *yc

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.