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Ford Contour 1996–2002technical 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

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.