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Ford Contour 1998–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 985184 · NHTSA communication 613315 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1998–1999
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may exhibit a concern where the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) is illuminated with one or more diagnostic trouble codes: p0117, p0122, p0141, p0174-p0175, p0300-p0306, p0320, p0340, p0350-p0360, p0385, p1504-p1507, and p1518-p1519. *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.