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Ford Contour 1997–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 983311 · NHTSA communication 607475 · issued Feb 3, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Exterior Lighting
component
1997–1998
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Exhibiting a malfunction indicator light (mil) on with various codes and possible driveability concerns. *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.