Ford Contour 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 976011 · NHTSA communication 605804 · issued Nov 1, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1996–1998
model years
30
vehicle entries
Official summary
Experiencing difficulty diagnosing vehicles with evaporative fuel system diagnostic trouble codes. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford E-150
- 1998 Ford E-150
- 1998 Ford Escort
- 1997 Ford Expedition
- 1998 Ford Expedition
- 1996 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford Explorer
- 1998 Ford Explorer
- 1997 Ford F-150
- 1998 Ford F-150
- 1998 Ford F Series
- 1998 Ford Mustang
- 1998 Ford Ranger
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Windstar
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Mark Viii
- 1998 Lincoln Navigator
- 1997 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1998 Mercury Mystique
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 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.