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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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0415162005-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE(S) P0420 AND/OR P0430. *TT
031812003-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
170092003-10-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH NO HARD FAULT. *TT
168802003-09-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE SHIFT INTERLOCK SOLENOID OR REPEAT INSTRUMENT INTERFACE MODULE FAILURE. *TT
158282002-12-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431. *TT
02452002-11-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
002392001-03-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A CONDITION MAY EXIST WITH POSSIBLE ELECTRONC DAMAGE OCCURING TO THE COMPUVALVE FROM VOLTAGE SPIKES BETWEEN THE COMPUVALVE CONNECTIONS WHEN CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING THE MAIN COMPUVALVE HARNESS C4025. *TT
123012001-01-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. SOME 2.5L EQUIPPED VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR DUE TO RUSTING / CORROSION ON THE BRUSH PATH OF THE SLIP RINGS. *TT
51402001-01-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR. THIS CONCERN IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *TT
125602000-11-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BIEF INFORMATION REGARDING DIAGNOSTIC CODE RETRIVAL ON BI-FUEL VEHICLES. *TT
125202000-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. SUBJECT REGARDING 60 AMP FUSE BLOWN. *TT
59632000-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. INFORMATION ON INSTALLING FUSES AT PRE-DELIVERY. *TT
115332000-08-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/2/98 AT KANSAS CITY AND 2/16/98 AT CUAUTITLAN, MEXICO MAY EXHIBIT A NO COMMUNICATION WITH PATS-MODULE CONCERN. *TT
115142000-08-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN IGNITION KEY HIGH REMOVAL EFFORT. *TT
9851872000-06-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SOME VEHICLES MAY REQUIRE KEY PROGRAMMING ISSUES FOR THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS). *TT
9851402000-06-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR. *AK
9850892000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. SOME VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 6/16/98 MAY HAVE A BROKEN / DETACHED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BEZEL GAPHIDER. *TT
121422000-06-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. SOME VEHICLES MAY REQUIRE KEY PROGRAMMING FOR THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT PATS. *MJS
121052000-06-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR. *MJS
69062000-03-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. EXHIBITING A STARTER GRINDING NOISE AND / OR LACK OF STARTER DRIVE ENGAGEMENT. *TT
992222000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT
99131371999-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH 2.5L ENGINE EQUIPPED VEHICLES AND CD4E TRANSAXLE EXHIBITING A STARTER GRINDING NOISE AND / OR LACK OF STARTER DRIVE ENGAGEMENT. *TT
9835661999-10-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING ANY PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT
98113441999-09-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SUBJECT REGARDING CHANGES TO THE ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.