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Service bulletin 9913137

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 id609049
Published by NHTSA1999-12-07
Manufacturer's number9913137
Manufacturer's date1999-08-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

CONCERNS WITH 2.5L ENGINE EQUIPPED VEHICLES AND CD4E TRANSAXLE EXHIBITING A STARTER GRINDING NOISE AND / OR LACK OF STARTER DRIVE ENGAGEMENT. *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, Starter

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY COUGAR1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
69062000-03-10. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING A STARTER GRINDING NOISE AND / OR LACK OF STARTER DRIVE ENGAGEMENT. *TT
971110972341998-03-30. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EXHIBITING A "SQUEAKING" OR "CHIRPING" FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR AT LOW BLOWER MOTOR SPEEDS. *YC
BC25649505031995-11-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN