Service bulletin 98153
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 | 609544 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2000-04-03 |
| Manufacturer's number | 98153 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-08-03 |
| NHTSA component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY |
NHTSA's summary
FREQUENT SHUTOFF OF THE FUEL HANDLE WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK. 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
Fuel system, Fuel tank
| FORD CONTOUR | 1998 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY COUGAR | 1999 |
| MERCURY MYSTIQUE | 1998 |
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 |
| 14516 | 2001-08-09. Service bulletin. VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE JUN 21, 2000, AN IMPROVED FUEL FILLER TANK GROMMET IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE. *TT |
| 14516 | 2001-03-14. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON IMPROVED FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE GROMMET. *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 |
| 99204 | 2000-02-10. Service bulletin. A CONDITION WITH FUEL FILLER DOOR UNABLE TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. *TT |
| 12888 | 1999-09-08. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH FUEL FILLER DOOR NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. *TT |