Ford Contour 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98203 · NHTSA communication 604389 · issued Jan 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1998–1999
model years
22
vehicle entries
Official summary
Concerns with the potential effects of adhesives used for body panel repairs. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Econoline
- 1998 Ford Escort
- 1998 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford F-150
- 1998 Ford F-250
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1999 Ford Super Duty F Series
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1998 Mercury Mountaineer
- 1998 Mercury Mystique
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Tracer
- 1998 Mercury Villager
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.