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Service bulletin 03181

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 id10004027
Published by NHTSA2003-11-14
Manufacturer's number03181
Manufacturer's date2003-09-15
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *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

Vehicles listed
FORD BRONCO1994, 1995, 1996
FORD CONTOUR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD E SERIES1992 to 2003
FORD ESCAPE2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD ESCORT1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD EXPLORER1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2000, 2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2003
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002, 2003
FORD F SERIES1994 to 2003
FORD F SUPER DUTY1997
FORD F SUPER DUTY1998 to 2003
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD FREESTAR2004
FORD MUSTANG1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD PROBE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD TAURUS1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
FORD THUNDERBIRD1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD THUNDERBIRD2002, 2003, 2004
FORD WINDSTAR1994
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
FORD ZX2 (ESCORT)2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN AVIATOR2003, 2004
LINCOLN BLACKWOOD2002, 2003
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
LINCOLN MARK VIII1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
MERCURY COUGAR1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
MERCURY TRACER1997, 1998, 1999

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
20080382008-02-06. Electrical
20072582007-08-07. Electrical
05V2700002005-06-10. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
05V2060002005-05-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
20050282005-02-14. Electrical
20042352004-07-09. Electrical
04V3270002004-07-07. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
20022132002-11-15. Electrical
02V2880002002-11-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

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

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