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Service bulletin 9949

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 id604765
Published by NHTSA1999-05-12
Manufacturer's number9949
Manufacturer's date1999-03-08
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

NHTSA's summary

CONDITIONS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0460 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY WITHOUT ANY DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *TT

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

Electrical system, Ignition

Trouble codes named

P0460

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1998, 1999
MERCURY COUGAR1998
MERCURY COUGAR1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1998, 1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
99V0600001999-03-17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
158282002-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431. *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
52082001-01-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES WITH THE ACTIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TT
99-61982000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE PERIMETER ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO START. *TT
115142000-08-02. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN IGNITION KEY HIGH REMOVAL EFFORT. *TT
9851872000-06-21. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY REQUIRE KEY PROGRAMMING ISSUES FOR THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS). *TT
9851542000-06-20. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING AND SERVICING THE INTEGRATED PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (IPATS). *TT
9851042000-06-20. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN WITH UNABLE TO PROGRAM PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) KEYS. *TT
121722000-06-19. Service bulletin. FOR ALL 1999 COUGAR WITH ACTIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, DISREGARD CENTRAL SECURITY MODULE (CSM) DIAGNOTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC). *MJS
121422000-06-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY REQUIRE KEY PROGRAMMING FOR THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT PATS. *MJS