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Service bulletin 11499

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 id613756
Published by NHTSA2000-08-01
Manufacturer's number11499
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION

NHTSA's summary

EXHIBITING A NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A FRONT STABILIZER BAR OR LINK NOISE. *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

Suspension

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1997, 1998
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1997, 1998

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V2550002001-08-08. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
152412002-04-11. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE THAT APPEARS TO COME FROM THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. *TT
152412001-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A NOISE THAT APPEARS TO COME FROM THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. *TT
60917382000-11-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT 60 - 70 MPH (100 - 115 KPH). *TT
73442000-05-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION AT 60-70 MPH. *TT
133872000-04-05. Service bulletin. VEHICLES WITH REAR DISC BRAKES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK IN THE REAR SUSPENSION AREA. *TT
133642000-04-05. Service bulletin. CUSTOMER MAY COMMENT ON VIBRATION AT 60 - 70 MPH AT CRUISE. *TT
9832131999-09-23. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING A SQUEAK IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. *TT
99127811999-09-13. Service bulletin. EXPERIENCING VIBRATION AT 60 - 70 MPH (110 - 12- KPH). *TT
63201999-09-02. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH VIBRATION AT 60 - 70 MPH. *TT
99911999-08-20. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING A RUBBING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DURING HEAVILY LOADED CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH AGGRESSIVE CORNERING AND SEVERE BODY ROLL. *TT