Ford Contour 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 6501 · NHTSA communication 610658 · issued Jul 1, 1999
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built between 7/1/98 and 12/31/98 may exhibit a fuel filler door not closing properly. *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.