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Service bulletin 12609

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 id605332
Published by NHTSA1999-06-08
Manufacturer's number12609
Manufacturer's date1999-03-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

INFORMATION REGARDING PINPINT TEST / 4WABS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1676 (BATTERY VOLTAGE) - UPDATE. *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

Trouble codes named

B1676

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1998, 1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1998, 1999
LINCOLN MARK VIII1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998, 1999
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1998, 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
20080382008-02-06. Electrical
20072582007-08-07. Electrical
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
178282004-08-05. Service bulletin. VARIOUS INTERMITTENT/CONSTANT ELECTRICAL CONCERNS. *TT
178712004-07-24. Service bulletin. MULTIPLE DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS UNDER ACCELERATION CAUSED BY IGNITION COIL. *TT
177302004-07-24. Service bulletin. DASHES DISPLAYED INSTEAD OF AN ODOMETER READING - NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE. *TT
032032004-01-14. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457 OR P1442 OR A CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457 FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. *TT
031812003-11-14. Service bulletin. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT
169962003-11-05. Service bulletin. POLICE INTERCEPTOR MAY EXHIBIT LOW CHARGING SYSTEM VOLTAGE AT IDLE. *TT
02452002-11-05. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. *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
011942002-02-22. Service bulletin. THIS ARITLCE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON REPLACEMENT OF OLD STYLE HOOD LAMP SWITCH TO THE RVISED MECHANICAL HOOD LAMP SWITCH. *TT
148442001-05-23. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS INTERMITTENT / CONSTANT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONDITIONS. *TT