Service bulletin 7953
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 612462 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2000-06-08 |
| Manufacturer's number | 7953 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2000-01-01 |
| Replaces | 7953 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE |
NHTSA's summary
ALL VEHICLES WITH SECURILOCK (PARTS) DO NOT USE THE SAME TYPE OF IGNITION KEY. DIFFERENT PATS KEYS EXIST FOR DIFFERENT VEHICLES.
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
| FORD FOCUS | 2000 |
|---|---|
| FORD TAURUS | 2000 |
| LINCOLN LS | 2000 |
| LINCOLN MARK VIII | 1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it) |
| MERCURY SABLE | 2000 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 18413 | 2005-04-05. Service bulletin. UNABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
|---|---|
| 02182 | 2004-08-09. Service bulletin. TRIM-IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER DIFFICULT TO TURN, UNABLE TO REMOVE STICKING IGNITION KEY-IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REMOVAL PROCEDURE. *MJ |
| 15828 | 2002-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431. *TT |
| 15421 | 2002-04-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DIFFICULT TO TURN, UNABLE TO REMOVE, OR STICKING IGNITION KEY. *TT |
| 012113 | 2002-02-22. 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 |
| 15280 | 2001-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLESMAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT STICKING/BINDING IGNITION KEY LOCK CYLINDER AT OR NEAR THE START POSITION. *JG |
| 15092 | 2001-09-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN IGNITION KEY THAT IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WILL ROTATE FREELY. *TT |
| 13968 | 2001-07-24. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIFFICULTY TURNING IGNITION KEY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER (ILC). *TT |
| 14752 | 2001-06-01. Service bulletin. EXHIBITING AN IGNITION KEY THAT IS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER INTERMITTENTLY, BUT WILL ROTATE. *TT |
| 0162 | 2001-05-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT |