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Service bulletin 03142

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10003742
Published by NHTSA2003-10-29
Manufacturer's number03142
Manufacturer's date2003-12-08
Replaces03142
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

BATTERY WARNING LAMP ON WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1246 (GENERATOR LOAD INPUT FAILED) IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *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

P1246

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA2003
LINCOLN TOWN CAR2003
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS2003

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20156102015-12-21. Electrical
05V2060002005-05-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
ASI-451822016-06-22. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
0421232005-04-18. Service bulletin. CHARGING SYSTEM - HIGH OUTPUT GENERATOR NOW AVAILABLE FOR SERVICING 2003 POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES. *TT
0421112005-04-18. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMPAND P0460 DTC IN MEMORY. *EH
183832005-04-14. Service bulletin. AM/FM AND CELLULAR PHONE RECEPTION INTERFERENCE - SERVICE TIP. *TT
041742005-04-08. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED - SYSTEM LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC'S) - SERVICE TIPS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2004 F-SERIES. *TT
0415152005-01-06. Service bulletin. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0442. *TT
182222004-12-07. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0460 IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. OASIS. *TT
041442004-09-23. Service bulletin. IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER BINDING ON POLICE INTERCEPTORS BUILT BEFORE 10/31/2003. *TT
041362004-09-22. Service bulletin. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1342 (RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE (RCM) FAULT. *TT UPDATE. *TT
178282004-08-05. Service bulletin. VARIOUS INTERMITTENT/CONSTANT ELECTRICAL CONCERNS. *TT