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Service bulletin 00S03

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 id618580
Published by NHTSA2001-04-17
Manufacturer's number00S03
Manufacturer's date2000-09-01
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

NHTSA's summary

SAFETY RECALL PERTAINING TO BRAKE PRESSURE CONTROL REDUCING VALVE REPLACEMENT. *JB

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

Brakes

Vehicles listed
FORD CONTOUR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V0450002001-02-14. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
20000772000-03-21. Brakes
00V0750002000-03-09. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

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
155382002-04-12. Service bulletin. SUBJECT ON BRAKE FLUID LEAK. *YH
144722001-08-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK OR SQUEAL IN THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. *TT
143762001-04-18. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-WHEEL DISC BRAKES MAY EXHIBIT A REAR DISC BRAKE MOAN / GROAN NOISE. *JB
002652001-03-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH REAR DISC BRAKES MAY EXHIBIT A MOANING / GROANING NOISE ON INITIAL BRAKE APPLICATION (COLD SOAK). *TT
144752001-03-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ABS) MAY EXHIBIT AN ABS LIGHT ON CONDITION DIAGNOSED AS RELATED TO THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING. *TT
144722001-03-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SQUEAK OR SQUEAL IN THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM. *TT
122602001-01-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES (W/ 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES) MAY EXHIBIT A BRAKE SQUEAL / SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHILE BRAKING AFTER THE ROTORS HAVE WARMED UP. *TT
53422001-01-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES WITH 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES MAY EXHIBIT A BRAKE SQUEAK / SQUEAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT WHILE BRAKING AFTER THE ROTORS HAVE WARMED UP. *TT
117662001-01-10. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT BRAKE NOISE WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. *TT
46492001-01-03. Service bulletin. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT EXHIBIT BRAKE NOISE WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. *TT