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Service bulletin 11514

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 id613776
Published by NHTSA2000-08-02
Manufacturer's number11514
Manufacturer's date1998-04-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN IGNITION KEY HIGH REMOVAL EFFORT. *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, Ignition

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1998
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1998

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

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