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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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Bulletins, newest first
124981999-06-07. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. SUBJECT ON STEERING COLUMN GAP HIDER SERVICE REPLACEMENT. *TT
58921999-06-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING TECHINICAL HOTLINE ASSISTANCE FOR BI-FUEL VEHICLES WITH GFI ALTERNATE FUEL SYSTEMS. *TT
58901999-06-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. INFORMATION ON RETRIEVING DIAGNOSTIC CODES FOR BASE ENGINE / GASOLINE FUEL SYSTEM OR THE ALTERNATE FUEL SYSTEM. *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
58441999-06-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN AUGUST 1997 AND FEBRUARY 1998 MAY EXHIBIT AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT ON AND THE BLOWER INOPERATIVE. *TT
58231999-06-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A CD4E TRANSAXLE MAY EXHIBIT A TRANSMISSION NO FORWARD ENGAGEMENT. *TT
57951999-06-04. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. INFORMATION ON SERVICE REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING COLUMN GAP HIDER. *TT
99491999-05-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. CONDITIONS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0460 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY WITHOUT ANY DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT
982031999-04-28. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF ADHESIVES USED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *TT
98B301999-04-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF COOLING FAN OPERATING CONTINUOUSLY. *TT
98B211999-04-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SUBJECT ON ENGINE BLOCK HEATERS. *TT
982461999-03-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RELEASED A NEW ELECTRICAL GREASE ( F8AZ - 19G208-AA ) TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOISTURE CORROSION AT THE TERMINALS. *YC
982421999-03-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) REPROGRAMMING INFORMATION WHEN REPLACING TRANSAXLE. *YC
9823111999-03-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. MINIMAL CLEARANCE OF THE CD4E TRANSAXLE TO SUBFRAME MAKES TRANSAXLE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL MORE DIFFICULT. *YC
9823101999-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. MASS AIR FLOW (MAF)- SENSOR CONTAMINATION- SERVICE TIP. *AK
9820101999-03-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. EXPERIENCING A " BUZZING " OR " RATTLING " NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *YC
982031999-03-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. CONCERNS WITH ADHENSIVES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BODY PANEL REPAIRS. *YC
9821141999-03-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH. CONDITION WITH HIGH EFFORT IGNITION KEY INSERTION/ REMOVAL AND /OR KEY CHIMES SOUND WITH DOOR OPEN AND IGNITION KEY REMOVED. *YC
982131999-03-01. 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
9825141999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CONCERNS WITH THE TIMING ARROWS/FLAGS ON THE BACK OF THE CAMSHAFT SPROCKET (S) ARE MIS-MARKED BY AS MUCH AS 30 DEGREES ROTATION. *YC
9825101999-03-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. INFORMATION REGARDING REVISED WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE. *YC
982591999-03-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VINYL COVERED ITEMS SUCH AS DASH PANELS, DOOR TRIM PANELS, CONSOLES, ETC., MAY EXHIBIT A SMALL DENT, SCUFF, ABRASION AND/ OR DISCOLORATION RESULTING FROM ASSEMBLY, TRANSIT, DEALER PREP AND/OR CUSTOMER USAGE. *YC
98110931999-02-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INOPERATIVE A/C OR INADEQUATE COOLING. *YC
9826921999-02-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DISCHARGED BATTERY. *YC

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