Ford Contour 1997–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 98164 · NHTSA communication 609732 · issued Apr 7, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1997–1999
model years
16
vehicle entries
Official summary
A transeal coating is on the front and rear bumpers. This coating must be removed before delivery to the customer. Yd
Vehicles covered
- 1997 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1999 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Ford Taurus
- 1999 Ford Taurus
- 1998 Lincoln Continental
- 1999 Lincoln Continental
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1999 Lincoln Town Car
- 1997 Mercury Mystique
- 1998 Mercury Mystique
- 1999 Mercury Mystique
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- 1999 Mercury Sable
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.