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Service bulletin 4705

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 id615244
Published by NHTSA2001-01-10
Manufacturer's number4705
Manufacturer's date1998-08-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONCERN OF AN INTERMITTENT NO CRANK, NO START BY INADEQUATE MATING OF CONNECTOR C1936 OR AN UNDER-TORQUED STARTER SOLENOID WIRE AT C973A AND C973B. *TT

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
MERCURY COUGAR1999

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
01V2300002001-07-09. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20010422001-02-21. Electrical
01V0310002001-02-06. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

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
0415162005-01-06. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE(S) P0420 AND/OR P0430. *TT
041042004-09-07. Service bulletin. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0420 AND/OR P0430/ 2.5L ENGINE ONLY. *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
158302002-12-03. Service bulletin. BATTERY LAMP ON, HOWEVER THE CHARGING SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *TT
158282002-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431. *TT
02452002-11-05. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. *TT
01622001-05-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT
01352001-05-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIRBAGS MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION WHERE THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP IS ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) U2017 AND / OR U2018. *TT
002562001-03-13. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A V6 ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A FLICKERING CONDITION OF THE HEADLAMP, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, RADIO, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DURING ENGINE START-UP AND MAY CONTINUE DURING THE FIRST SEVERAL MINUTES OF ENGINE IDLE. *TT