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Service bulletin 96248

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id50907
Published by NHTSA1997-06-17
Manufacturer's number96248
Manufacturer's date1996-11-18
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

NOISE - GRINDING OR CLASHING HEARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR - VEHICLES WITH MTX-75 TRANSAXLE - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 9/1/96. *TW

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
9960411999-09-08. Service bulletin. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A HARD TO SHIFT CONDITION IN COLD WEATHER. *TT
BC06789610251997-04-24. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON AODE/4R7W TRANSMISSION MAIN CONTROL & CASE REPLACEMENT. *TT
BC89169504011995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN
BC89169504011995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN
BC27049505031995-11-01. Service bulletin. MANUAL TRANSAXLE EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT NEUTRAL GEAR ROLL OVER NOISE WHICH OCCURS ONLY AT IDLE. *TW