Ford Contour 1996–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0085 · NHTSA communication 613579 · issued Apr 17, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1996–2000
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Due to an internal design change to the solenoid tank valve, the pressure release device (prd) can no longer be removed from the tank valve without first venting the fuel tank. **mr
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.