Service bulletins for the 1996 Ford Contour
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.
223 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 03102 | 2003-09-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG). ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CNG BI-FUEL ENGINE ONLY. *TT |
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| 020503 | 2002-11-08. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. GUIDANCE FOR CNG TANK INSPECTION FOR VEHICLES PRODUCED AFTER DECEMBER 2, 1996. *TT UPDATE. *TT |
| 0253 | 2002-11-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TANK INSPECTION. *TT |
| 01231 | 2002-04-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SOME COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGH IDLE OR NO START WHEN COLD. *TT |
| 00152 | 2001-04-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. ADDRESSING CONCERNS OF VIBRATION NOISE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) TANK ON BI-FUEL VEHICLES ONLY. *JB |
| 0085 | 2000-07-21. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. 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 |
| BC2446970501 | 1997-09-18. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. SOME 96 & 97 VEHICLES MISBUILT WITH 1998 MODEL YEAR FUEL GAUGE. *TW |
| 96225 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR - REPLACEMENT AS AN ASSEMBLY - SERVICE TIP. *TW |
| BC0303961101 | 1997-06-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. VIBRATION AT IDLE. *TW |
| BC9641961001 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. COMPLAINTS OF STALLING ON VEHICLES WITH 2.0L CD4E ENGINES. *TT |
| BC9640961001 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. CONCERN OF ONE OR MORE INJECTORS STAYING ON AT TIMES. |
| BC0824961010 | 1997-04-24. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. COMPLAINTS OF STALLING ON 1996 & 1997 VEHICLES W/ 2.0L CD4E. *TT |
| BC0181960102 | 1996-04-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. FOR CONCERNS OF HARD START/NO START, START/STALLS OR HESITATION, MAKE SURE THE TANK CONTAINS FRESH 87 OCTANE FUEL FROM A HIGH VOLUME SERVICE STATION IN YOUR AREA. THIS CONCERN MAY BE CAUSED BY SUMMER BLEND FUELS WITH LOW RVP (REID VAPOR PRESSURE) WHICH DOES NOT VAPORIZE WELL IN COLD WEATHER. |
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