Ford Contour 1996–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 985089 · NHTSA communication 613217 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1996–1998
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built prior to 6/16/98 may have a broken / detached instrument panel cluster bezel gaphider. *tt
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.