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Service bulletin 9943

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 id604751
Published by NHTSA1999-05-11
Manufacturer's number9943
Manufacturer's date1999-03-08
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE; POWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *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, Transmission and driveline, Ignition

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1996, 1997
FORD BRONCO1996
FORD CONTOUR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD ECONOLINE1995 to 1999
FORD ESCORT1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F SUPER DUTY1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD F SUPER DUTY1999
FORD F-1501996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-2501994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-250 SD1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-3501994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD MUSTANG1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD PROBE1996, 1997
FORD RANGER1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD THUNDERBIRD1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
FORD WINDSTAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN MARK VIII1996, 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY COUGAR1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
MERCURY COUGAR1999
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY SABLE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY TRACER1996, 1997, 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
99V0600001999-03-17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
99V0290001999-02-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
97V2150001997-11-24. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
94V1010001994-05-25. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

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
178712004-07-24. Service bulletin. MULTIPLE DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS UNDER ACCELERATION CAUSED BY IGNITION COIL. *TT
158282002-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431. *TT
157402002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0171 / P0174. *TT
154402002-04-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT UNCOMMANDED ACTIVATION OF THE PERIMETER ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TT
0121132002-02-22. Service bulletin. SOME IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGNESS AND / OR EXCESS EFFORT IN TURNING, KEY DOES NOT FULLY RETURN FROM START, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE WITH P0500, P1502 AND U1039 STORED IN POWERTRIAN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *TT
011932002-02-13. Service bulletin. ON SOME ELECTRIC AND ELECTRIC POSTAL VEHICLES, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2785 TRACTION INVERTER MODULE (TIM) MAY BE SET AND THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER A POWER LIMITED MODE OF OPERATION. *TT
149672001-10-22. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT UNCOMMANDED ACTIVATION OF THE PERIMEMTER ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
9803092001-02-06. Service bulletin. STALL ON COLD START WHEN COLD. *AK
52082001-01-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES WITH THE ACTIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TT