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Ford Contour 1996–1998technical service bulletin

Bulletin 5306 · NHTSA communication 615408 · issued Dec 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Unknown OR Other
component
1996–1998
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles maye xhibit exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code p0171 and p0172 stored in memory. *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.