Service bulletin 12229
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 | 615490 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-01-17 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12229 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-12-01 |
| NHTSA component | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER |
NHTSA's summary
BRIEF INFORMATION ON TSB 97-26-7 (GAUGE - FUEL - DOES NOT READ BELOW 1/4) APPLIES ONLY TO CERTAIN VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/2/98 AT KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY PLANT AND 2/16/98 AT CUAUTITLAN ASSEMBLY PLANT. *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
Fuel system
| FORD CONTOUR | 1998 |
|---|---|
| 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.
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| 03102 | 2003-09-16. Service bulletin. COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG). ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY. *TT |
| 020503 | 2002-11-08. Service bulletin. GUIDANCE FOR CNG TANK INSPECTION FOR VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER DECEMBER 2, 1996. *TT UPDATE. *TT |
| 0253 | 2002-11-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TANK INSPECTION. *TT |
| 01231 | 2002-04-16. Service bulletin. SOME COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD. *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 |
| 01136 | 2001-09-05. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING OVERVIEW OF BI-FUEL CNG VEHICLE PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION DATA (PID), INPUTS AND OUTPUTS AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID FOR BI-FUEL VEHICLES. *TT |
| 5293 | 2001-01-16. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH FUEL GAUGE WHICH DOES NOT READ BELOW 1/4. *TT |
| 0085 | 2000-07-21. Service bulletin. DUE TO AN INTERNAL DESIGN CHANGE TO THE SOLENOID TANK VALVE, THE PRESSURE RELEASE DEVICE (PRD) CAN NO LONGER BE REMOVED FROM THE TANK VALVE WITHOUT FIRST VENTING THE FUEL TANK. **MR |
| 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 |