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Service bulletin 980309

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 id607712
Published by NHTSA2001-02-06
Manufacturer's number980309
Manufacturer's date1998-01-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

NHTSA's summary

STALL ON COLD START WHEN COLD. *AK

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

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1996, 1997
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1996, 1997

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

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