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Service bulletin 12154

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 id613173
Published by NHTSA2000-06-19
Manufacturer's number12154
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PATS (SECURILOCK) EXCEPT CERTAIN MODELS NOW HAVE AVAILABILITY OF FLEET KEYS THROUGH ROTUNDA. *MJS

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

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPEDITION1996
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999
FORD EXPLORER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-1501996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD F-2501996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD GRAND MARQUIS1996 to 1999
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD RANGER1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1996 to 1997
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1996
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1997, 1998, 1999
MERCURY SABLE1996, 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
97V2150001997-11-24. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL 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
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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
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
131462000-11-16. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARING THE IGNITION TAMPER SWITCH. *TT
131092000-11-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY EXHIBIT A NO CRANK STARTING CONDITION. *TT
98-47422000-11-03. Service bulletin. VEHICLE STALLS UPON ACCELERATION. *AK
99-61932000-11-03. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON RESETTING THE PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS). *TT
99-61892000-11-03. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE NOW AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE. *T
9851072000-06-20. Service bulletin. CERTAIN VEHICLES WILL NOT START WITH A PROGRAMMED PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT (PATS) KEY FOR 20 SECONDS AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO START WITH A NON-PROGRAMMED PATS KEY. *TT