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Service bulletin 0162

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 id619266
Published by NHTSA2001-05-22
Manufacturer's number0162
Manufacturer's date2001-04-02
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

NHTSA's summary

VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT

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 CONTOUR1998, 1999, 2000
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD ESCAPE2001
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001
FORD EXPEDITION1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD EXPLORER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD F-1501999, 2000, 2001
FORD F-2501999
FORD FOCUS2000, 2001
FORD MUSTANG1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD RANGER1999, 2000, 2001
FORD TAURUS1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD THUNDERBIRD2002
FORD WINDSTAR1999, 2000, 2001
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001
LINCOLN MARK VIII1997, 1998 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
MERCURY COUGAR1999, 2000, 2001
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1998, 1999, 2000
MERCURY SABLE1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
99V0600001999-03-17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
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
184132005-04-05. Service bulletin. UNABLE TO REMOVE IGNITION KEY - SERVICE TIP. *TT
021822004-08-09. Service bulletin. TRIM-IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER DIFFICULT TO TURN, UNABLE TO REMOVE STICKING IGNITION KEY-IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REMOVAL PROCEDURE. *MJ
178712004-07-24. Service bulletin. MULTIPLE DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS UNDER ACCELERATION CAUSED BY IGNITION COIL. *TT
158762002-12-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1129 DURING KEY ON ENGINE RUNNING (KOER) - NO MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP. *TT
158722002-12-04. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0156 - H02 / CATALYST MONITOR SENSOR (CMS) CIRCUIT FAILURE) CONTAMINATION. *TT
158282002-12-03. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1213, B1342, B1601, B2431. *TT
157402002-11-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT LEAN DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0171 / P0174. *TT
161592002-11-06. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES BUILT AFTER MARCH 2002 MAY NOT ALLOW PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) SECURITY ACCESS WHEN PROGRAMMING SPARE KEYS OR REPLACING DEFECTIVE KEYS. *TT
160992002-11-05. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.3L ENGINE AND NO AIR CONDITIONING, MAY SET DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P1460 (WIDE OPEN THROTTLE AIR CONDITIONER OUTPUT PRIMARY CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION) AND P1474 (LOW FAN CONTROL (LFC) PRIMARY CIRCUIT FAILURE. *TT
012452002-04-18. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.0L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION OF UNABLE TO ACCESS WITH THE SECURILOCK PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS). *TT