Ford Contour 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 00252 · NHTSA communication 616819 · issued Dec 11, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1998–2000
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
On some vehicles, an objectionable exhaust, sulfur, or rotten egg odor following aggressive driving, such as full-throttle acceleration may occur. *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.