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Ford Contour 1996–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 020503 · NHTSA communication 636417 · issued Mar 21, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1996–2004
model years
29
vehicle entries

Official summary

Guidance for cng tank inspection for vehicles produced after december 2, 1996. *tt update. *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.