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Ford Contour 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 982511 · NHTSA communication 603539 · issued Apr 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1998–1999
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Information on performing diagnosis or programming keys on some 1998 vehicles. *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.