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Service bulletin BC1008697020

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 id51138
Published by NHTSA1997-06-27
Manufacturer's numberBC1008697020
Manufacturer's date1997-01-02
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT

NHTSA's summary

ABS LIGHT ON/WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CODES MAY BE CAUSED BY CORROSION OF TERMINALS AT THE HCU AND WIRE HARNESS 22 PIN CONNECTOR. *JD

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

Brakes, Anti-lock brakes

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.

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BC0300A970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. MULTIPLE ABS CODES. *TW
BC02669702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. COMMUNICATION ERRORS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED WHEN TESTING 1995 MY CONTOUR/MYSTIQUE EQUIPPED WITH ABS. CAN NO LONGER BE USED DUE TO SHEET METAL REVISION. *JD
BC02019702011997-06-27. Service bulletin. ABS LIGHT ON/WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CODES MAY BE CAUSED BY CORROSION OF TERMINALS. *JD
952121996-04-25. Service bulletin. THE USE OF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE AS A LUBRICANT IN SERVICING DISC BRAKES IS NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE IT MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE RUBBER MATERIAL USED IN THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM. IF PETROLEUM-BASED GREASE IS USED TO LUBRICATE ANY PART OF THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, IT COULD CAUSE RUBBER PARTS TO SWELL IF LUBRICANT CONTACTS THE RUBBER MATERIAL.