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Service bulletin 12579

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 id605308
Published by NHTSA1999-06-08
Manufacturer's number12579
Manufacturer's date1999-03-01
NHTSA componentVISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION REGARDING DRIVERS DOOR MODULES (DDM) INCORRECTLY REPLACED WHEN DIAGNOSING PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) / BATTERY RELATED NO START CONDITIONS. *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

Glass, wipers and mirrors, Power windows

Vehicles listed
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998, 1999

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
168772003-09-08. Service bulletin. FRONT DOOR GLASS THAT MOVES SLOWLY OR BINDS - GLASS STOPS 1/2 WAY DOWN. *TT
122322001-01-17. Service bulletin. INFORMATION USED WHEN SERVICING POWER DOOR LOCK OR POWER WINDOW ISSUES. *TT
81572000-06-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT SLOW MOVING FRONT POWER WINDOWS. *TT
9760111999-07-26. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING FUNCTION TEST CHANGES ON SERVICE BAY DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (SBDS). *TT