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Service bulletin 13761

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 id612789
Published by NHTSA2000-06-12
Manufacturer's number13761
Manufacturer's date2000-01-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT SYMPTOMS OF CLUTCH SLIPPAGE OR NO CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT AFTER PERFORMINB REPAIRS TO THE CLUTCH SYSTEM. *MJS

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

Transmission and driveline, Clutch

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

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
79232000-06-08. Service bulletin. CLUTCH WILL NOT ENGAGE AFTER SERVICE.
BC10266972301997-06-27. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EXHIBITING HARSH SHIFTS AND/OR HARSH ENGAGEMENT ACCOMPANIED BY DTCS 628 OR P0741. *JD