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NHTSA recall 99V103000

Exterior lighting › Headlights › Switch

Ford Contour and 1 more

Reported May 5, 1999605,581 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 99S14Built Apr 20, 1995 – Aug 24, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the terminals at the headlight switch and wiring harness connector can experience heat damage as a result of overheating.

The risk

The damage could result in distortion of the terminal causing an open circuit in the instrument panel illumination, parking lamp, and tail lamp circuits.

The remedy

Dealers will install a headlamp switch wiring connector containing bronze terminals and an inspection, and replacement if necessary, of the headlamp switch.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Contour
199619971998
Mercury Mystique
199619971998

Notes

Owner notification began july 16, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).