Service bulletin 12304
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 | 615549 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2001-01-18 |
| Manufacturer's number | 12304 |
| Manufacturer's date | 1998-12-01 |
| NHTSA component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM |
NHTSA's summary
SOME 2.0L EQUIPPED VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE APRIL 1, 1998 MAY EXHIBIT A BROKEN OR LEAKING WATER PUMP. AN IMPROVED WATER PUMP IS NOW AVAILABLE. *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
Engine, Cooling system
| FORD CONTOUR | 1998 |
|---|---|
| MERCURY MYSTIQUE | 1998 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 12165 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.9L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A BROKEN OR LEAKING WATER PUMP. *MJS |
|---|---|
| 985196 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BROKEN OR LEAKING WATER PUMP. *MJS |
| 99B23 | 2000-02-09. Service bulletin. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE WATER PUMP BEARING MAY DETERIORATE AND BECOME LOOSE. THIS IS A OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT. *TT |
| 98B30 | 1999-04-19. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF COOLING FAN OPERATING CONTINUOUSLY. *TT |
| 98213 | 1999-03-01. Service bulletin. CONCERNS WITH TEMPERATURE READS HIGH WITHIN NORMAL RANGE WHEN ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *YC |
| 982510 | 1999-03-01. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING REVISED WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *YC |
| 9886 | 1998-07-10. Service bulletin. AN ENGINE COOLANT LOSS MAY OCCUR FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER AREA. *YC |