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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
992482000-03-10. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. CONCERNS WITH THE INTERIOR LAMP STAYING ON. *TT
992342000-03-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON DIAGNOSING A VEHICLE WITH MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442 AND P0455 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *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
991942000-03-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. INFORMATION FOR SERVICING AND DIAGNOSING BRAKE VIBRATION, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND BRAKE FRICTION MATERIAL REPLACEMENT. *TT
992222000-02-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. SUBJECT ON A WIRE HARNESS TERMINAL REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRING ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESSES. *TT
992152000-02-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT REGARDING VEHICLES THAT HAVE WATER LEAKING ONTO FRONT FLOOR FROM DOOR PANEL AREA. *TT
992042000-02-10. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. A CONDITION WITH FUEL FILLER DOOR UNABLE TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. *TT
992012000-02-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. CONCERNS WITH A HARSH SHIFT FELT AT LARGE THROTTLE OPENINGS (OR AT HEAVY ACCELERATION RATE) ON SOME VEHICLES. *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
99B232000-02-09. 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
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
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
991481999-11-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. SOME 2.5L VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MTX-75 TRANSAXLE MAY NOT MOVE. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE DIFFERENTIAL GEAR FAILING. *TT
98107991999-10-14. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS. SUBJECT REGARDING SEAT BELT LOCATOR BUTTON REPLACEMENT. *TT
9835831999-10-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *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
98113321999-09-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CONDITIONS WITH A NO START / HARD START OR A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING OR DURING TURNS. *TT
98113301999-09-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. SOME VEHICLES WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS (ABS) MAY EXHIBIT A GROWLING / GRINDING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AN INCLINE OR UNDER HARD ACCELERATION IN REVERSE. *TT
98107851999-09-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. INFORMATION REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP / SENDER. *TT
9835661999-09-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE. INFORMATION REGARDING PROGRAMMING / DIAGNOSING PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) RELATED ISSUES. *TT
9833111999-09-23. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. EXHIBITING A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ON WITH VARIOUS CODES AND POSSIBLE DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *TT
9832161999-09-23. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT MULTIPLE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CODES. *TT

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