Service bulletin 12888
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 606917 |
| Published by NHTSA | 1999-09-08 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12888 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1999-06-01 |
| NHTSA component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP |
NHTSA's summary
CONCERNS WITH FUEL FILLER DOOR NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. *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
Fuel system, Fuel tank
| FORD CONTOUR | 1998, 1999 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY MYSTIQUE | 1998, 1999 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 00V350000 | 2000-10-30. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
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A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.
| 020503 | 2002-11-08. Service bulletin. GUIDANCE FOR CNG TANK INSPECTION FOR VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER DECEMBER 2, 1996. *TT UPDATE. *TT |
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| 0253 | 2002-11-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TANK INSPECTION. *TT |
| 01M04 | 2001-10-22. Service bulletin. IN THE VEHICLES COVERED BY THE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE PROGRAM, THE FUEL PIPE FLAPPER VALVE MAY STICK WHICH COULD RESULT IN SLOW FILL AND FREQUENT FUEL FILLER NOZZLE SHUT-OFF. *TT |
| 6501 | 2000-05-10. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 7/1/98 AND 12/31/98 MAY EXHIBIT A FUEL FILLER DOOR NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. *TT |
| 98153 | 2000-04-03. Service bulletin. FREQUENT SHUTOFF OF THE FUEL HANDLE WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK. AK |
| 99204 | 2000-02-10. Service bulletin. A CONDITION WITH FUEL FILLER DOOR UNABLE TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. *TT |