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Service bulletin 16893

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10002608
Published by NHTSA2003-09-08
Manufacturer's number16893
Manufacturer's date2003-06-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

ILLUMINATED TCIL E OR AN ERROR MESSAGE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1744 ONLY. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system

Trouble codes named

P1744

Vehicles listed
FORD THUNDERBIRD2003
LINCOLN LS2003

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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