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Ford Contour 1994–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 99249 · NHTSA communication 6090198 · issued Nov 29, 1999

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1994–2000
model years
18
vehicle entries

Official summary

This bulletin addresses an issue with the automatic transmission fluid seeping from the vent, resulting in fluid collecting on the main control assembly. *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.