Ford Contour 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12498 · NHTSA communication 605266 · issued Mar 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subject on steering column gap hider service replacement. *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.