Ford Contour 1996–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0253 · NHTSA communication 636042 · issued Mar 18, 2002
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Other
component
1996–2002
model years
24
vehicle entries
Official summary
Subject regarding alternative fuel vehicle compressed natural gas tank inspection. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1996 Ford Contour
- 1997 Ford Contour
- 1998 Ford Contour
- 1999 Ford Contour
- 2000 Ford Contour
- 1996 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1997 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2000 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2002 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1996 Ford E Series
- 1997 Ford E Series
- 1998 Ford E Series
- 1999 Ford E Series
- 2000 Ford E Series
- 2001 Ford E Series
- 2002 Ford E Series
- 1998 Ford F-150
- 1999 Ford F-150
- 2000 Ford F-150
- 2001 Ford F-150
- 2002 Ford F-150
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.