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Service bulletin 98213

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 id603666
Published by NHTSA1999-03-01
Manufacturer's number98213
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH TEMPERATURE READS HIGH WITHIN NORMAL RANGE WHEN ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *YC

The document

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Components

Engine, Cooling system, Radiator

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

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

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98861998-07-10. Service bulletin. AN ENGINE COOLANT LOSS MAY OCCUR FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER AREA. *YC
95241995-03-17. Service bulletin. NEW RADIATOR MANUFACTURING PROCESS/MODIFICATION. *TW