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Service bulletin 14974

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id622781
Published by NHTSA2001-10-22
Manufacturer's number14974
Manufacturer's date2001-06-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INOPERATIVE KEYLESS ENTRY KEYPAD, INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYING ON OR TURNING ON BY THEMSELVES, ERRATIC CYCLING OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS OR A HARD START / NO-START DUE TO A DISCHARGED BATTERY (DUE TO INTERIOR LIGHTS STAYING ON). *TT

The document

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Components

Electrical system

Vehicles listed
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL2000, 2001

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

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