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Mercury Cougar 1999–2000technical service bulletin

Bulletin 0246 · NHTSA communication 636067 · issued Mar 4, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1999–2000
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit complaints of false alarm activation ofthe perimeter anti-theft alarm or being inoperative. *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.