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Service bulletin 18383

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 id10013321
Published by NHTSA2005-04-14
Manufacturer's number18383
Manufacturer's date2005-01-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

AM/FM AND CELLULAR PHONE RECEPTION INTERFERENCE - SERVICE TIP. *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 CROWN VICTORIA2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL2001, 2002
LINCOLN LS2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN TOWN CAR2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

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
05V5180002005-11-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
20053502005-11-08. Electrical
05V2060002005-05-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
20011632001-06-20. Electrical

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
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TB-214062010-12-09. Service bulletin. LINCOLN: RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT. WHEN REPLACING THE RCM IN VEHICLE, ENSURE THAT YOU ARE INSTALLING THE CORRECT REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THAT YOUR IDS SOFTWARE IS UPDATED TO VERSION 67.07 OR NEWER IN ORDER TO PREVENT A CONFIGURATION ERROR. *PE
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0513102005-10-11. Service bulletin. HIGH EFFORT TO ACTIVATE HORN - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 5/6/2005. *TT OASIS. *TT
185112005-05-05. Service bulletin. HIGH EFFORT TO ACTIVATE HORN. *EH
0424232005-04-29. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0455 OR P0457. *TT
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