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Service bulletin 17871

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 id10008264
Published by NHTSA2004-07-24
Manufacturer's number17871
Manufacturer's date2004-06-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

NHTSA's summary

MULTIPLE DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS UNDER ACCELERATION CAUSED BY IGNITION COIL. *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, Ignition

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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

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