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Service bulletin 983216

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 id607431
Published by NHTSA1999-09-23
Manufacturer's number983216
Manufacturer's date1998-02-13
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MULTIPLE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CODES. *TT

The document

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Components

Brakes, Anti-lock brakes, Wheel speed sensor

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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