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Ford Contour 1996–1998technical 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

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.