Mercury Cougar 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12160 · NHTSA communication 613175 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built before 5/25/98 may have loose or missing cougar head buttons in the door grab handle due to poor adhesion. *mjs
Vehicles covered
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.