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Ford Contour 1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 8299 · NHTSA communication 613633 · issued Apr 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1999
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a creaking noise or squeaking type noise from the rear suspension. **mr

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.