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Service bulletin 982114

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 id603677
Published by NHTSA1999-03-01
Manufacturer's number982114
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

NHTSA's summary

CONDITION WITH HIGH EFFORT IGNITION KEY INSERTION/ REMOVAL AND /OR KEY CHIMES SOUND WITH DOOR OPEN AND IGNITION KEY REMOVED. *YC

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Ignition

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1998
MERCURY COUGAR1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1998

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

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98113441999-09-24. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING CHANGES TO THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM. *TT