Vehicle recall 99V103000 · May 5, 1999
Ford Contour and Mercury Mystique
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The terminals at the headlight switch and wiring harness connector can experience heat damage as a result of overheating.
- Consequence
- The damage could result in distortion of the terminal causing an open circuit in the instrument panel illumination, parking lamp, and tail lamp circuits.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a headlamp switch wiring connector containing bronze terminals and an inspection, and replacement if necessary, of the headlamp switch.
- 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).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V103000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 5, 1999
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99S14
- Owner notification
- July 16, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 605,581
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Exterior lighting › Headlights › Switch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Contour (1996-1998): 1998, 1997, 1996
- Mercury Mystique (1996-1998): 1998, 1997, 1996
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