Service bulletins for the 1998 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.
253 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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Only bulletins with component: Cooling system are shown. Show all
| 12304 | 2001-01-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. 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 |
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| 12165 | 2000-06-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES WITH 2.9L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A BROKEN OR LEAKING WATER PUMP. *MJS |
| 985196 | 2000-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BROKEN OR LEAKING WATER PUMP. *MJS |
| 99B23 | 2000-02-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. 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. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF COOLING FAN OPERATING CONTINUOUSLY. *TT |
| 98213 | 1999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH TEMPERATURE READS HIGH WITHIN NORMAL RANGE WHEN ENGINE IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. *YC |
| 982510 | 1999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. INFORMATION REGARDING REVISED WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *YC |
| 9886 | 1998-07-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. AN ENGINE COOLANT LOSS MAY OCCUR FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER AREA. *YC |
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