Ford Contour 1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 9991 · NHTSA communication 606422 · issued May 17, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1998
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information on vehicles exhibiting a rubbing noise from the rear of the vehicle during heavily loaded conditions, especially when combined with aggressive cornering and severe body roll. *tt
Vehicles covered
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.