Mercury Cougar 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12260 · NHTSA communication 615513 · issued Dec 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles (w/ 4 wheel disc brakes) may exhibit a brake squeal / squeak noise from the front while braking after the rotors have warmed up. *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.