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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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Only bulletins with component: Heating and air conditioning are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
022082005-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CLIMATE CONTROL A/C SERVICE TECH TIPS. *EH
011562001-10-31. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT HEATER CORE LEAKS. *SLC
150652001-09-06. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A/C DISCHARGE AIR TEMPERATURES DIFFERENCES OF GREATER THAN 10 DEGREES F FROM REGISTERS ON LEFT SIDE OF DASH THAN ON RIGHT. *TT
133552000-11-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION REGARDING A/C PEANUT O-RING COLOR. *TT
125252000-11-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. CONCERNS WITH THE LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PANEL REGISTER DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE THAT IS WARMER THAN THE CENTER AND / OR RIGHT VENTS. *TT
121642000-06-19. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT A/C OR HEATER BLOWER AIR THAT FLOWS FROM THE DEFROST VENTS ONLY. *MJS
9851972000-06-16. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A/C OR HEATER BLOWER AIR THAT FLOWS FROM THE DEFROST VENTS ONLY. *MJS
72492000-03-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON USING PEANUT STYLE A/C FITTINGS. *TT
991962000-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING NON-APPROVED / ALTERNATE REFRIGERANTS WHICH COULD CAUSE SAFETY, AND PERFORMANCE CONCERNS IF INSTALLED IN FORD A/C SYSTEMS. *TT
991952000-03-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SERVICE INFORMATION FOR MUSTY AND MILDEW TYPE ODORS COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING / HEATING SYSTEM. *TT
99M012000-02-09. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BLOWER SWITCH, RESISTOR AND ATTACHED WIRE CONNECTORS. THIS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE IS PROVIDED IN CASE THE VEHICLE OWNER EXPERIENCES DURABILITY CONCERNS WITH THESE COMPONENTS. *TT
99M072000-02-09. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR ADDITONAL COVERAGE ON HEATER BLOWER SWITCH, RESISTOR AND ATTACHED WIRE CONNECTORS REPLACEMENT. THIS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE IS PROVIDED IN CASE THE VEHICLE OWNER EXPERIENCES DURABILITY CONCERNS WITH THESE COMPONENTS. *TT
99M082000-02-09. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BLOWER RESISTOR AND ATTACHED WIRE CONNECTOR. THIS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE IS PROVIDED IN CASE THE VEHICLE OWNER EPXERIENCES DURABILITY CONCERNS WITH THESE COMPONENTS. *TT
58491999-06-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PANEL REGISTER DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE THAT IS WARMER THAN THE CENTER AND / OR RIGHT VENTS. *TT
98110931999-02-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INOPERATIVE A/C OR INADEQUATE COOLING. *YC
BC1060197051997-09-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM. CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM VACUUM MOTOR LINKS FALLING OFF MAY BE REPAIRED BY ADDING THE APPROPRIATE SIZE INTERNAL STAR WASHER RETAINER TO THE END OF THE SHAFT AFTER INSTALLING THE LINK. *TW

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