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Service bulletin 12172

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 id613222
Published by NHTSA2000-06-19
Manufacturer's number12172
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

NHTSA's summary

FOR ALL 1999 COUGAR WITH ACTIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM, DISREGARD CENTRAL SECURITY MODULE (CSM) DIAGNOTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC). *MJS

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Ignition

Vehicles listed
MERCURY COUGAR1999

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
158282002-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431. *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
52082001-01-13. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON VEHICLES WITH THE ACTIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TT
99-61982000-11-03. Service bulletin. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE PERIMETER ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO START. *TT
126211999-06-08. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING IGNITION LOCK SERVICE REPLACEMENT. *TT
99491999-05-12. Service bulletin. CONDITIONS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0460 STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY WITHOUT ANY DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *TT
99431999-05-11. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING REPROGRAMMING POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULES (PCMS). *TT
9821141999-03-01. Service bulletin. CONDITION WITH HIGH EFFORT IGNITION KEY INSERTION/ REMOVAL AND /OR KEY CHIMES SOUND WITH DOOR OPEN AND IGNITION KEY REMOVED. *YC