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Ford Contour 1998–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0037 · NHTSA communication 612325 · issued Feb 7, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown / Other
component
1998–2000
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicle may experience the malfunction inciator lamp (mil) illumination with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *mjs

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.