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Service bulletin 12173

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 id613223
Published by NHTSA2000-06-19
Manufacturer's number12173
Manufacturer's date1998-11-01
NHTSA componentINTERIOR LIGHTING

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF INTERIOR/COURTESY LAMPS ON AT ALL TIMES. *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

Lighting

Vehicles listed
FORD WINDSTAR1999

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

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125162000-11-14. Service bulletin. INFORMATION USED WHEN DIAGNOSING A LAMP OUTAGE INDICATION. *TT
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991391999-08-26. Service bulletin. CONDITIONS WITH THE BRAKE LAMPS INADVERTENTLY DISABLING THE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK. *TT