{"nhtsa_id":46442,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"1996-04-25","date":"1995-12-01","document_id":"BC0183960102","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR","mfr_system":null,"summary":"OPEN FUSE 30 MAY BE CAUSED BY INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLEX CIRCUIT & THE LH SIDE STEERING COLUMN RETAINING BOLT. IF DAMAGE IS PRESENT, REMOVE THE LH STEERING COLUMN RETAINING BOLT & INSTALL A 1.5MM (1/16 INCH) WASHER (PROCURE LOCALLY) UNDER THE HEAD TO PREVENT REPEAT DAMAGE.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/46442","components":[{"id":"steering","name":"Steering","parent":null},{"id":"steering-column","name":"Steering column and wheel","parent":"steering"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"CONTOUR","year_from":1995,"year_to":1996,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_ford_contour","1996_ford_contour"]},{"make":"MERCURY","model":"MYSTIQUE","year_from":1995,"year_to":1996,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_mercury_mystique","1996_mercury_mystique"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}