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Service bulletin 012113

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 id627774
Published by NHTSA2002-02-22
Manufacturer's number012113
Manufacturer's date2001-10-29
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

NHTSA's summary

SOME IGNITION SWITCH LOCK CYLINDER ASSEMBLIES MAY EXHIBIT ROUGNESS AND / OR EXCESS EFFORT IN TURNING, KEY DOES NOT FULLY RETURN FROM START, A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE WITH P0500, P1502 AND U1039 STORED IN POWERTRIAN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *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

Trouble codes named

P0500, P1502

Vehicles listed
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD E SERIES1998 to 2002
FORD EXCURSION2000, 2001, 2002
FORD EXPEDITION1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD EXPLORER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
FORD EXPLORER SPORT2000, 2001, 2002 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC2001, 2002
FORD F-1501998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD F-2501998, 1999
FORD MUSTANG1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD RANGER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD SUPER DUTY F SERIES1999 to 2002
FORD TAURUS1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
FORD WINDSTAR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN BLACKWOOD2002
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
MERCURY SABLE1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
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
178712004-07-24. Service bulletin. MULTIPLE DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS UNDER ACCELERATION CAUSED BY IGNITION COIL. *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
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
02962002-11-05. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON ACCESSING THE TONNEAU COVER ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECU). *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
154422002-04-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.8L ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0460 INCONTINUOUS MEMORY. *TT
154322002-04-17. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR BAGS MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1998 (PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CIRCUIT RESISTANCE HIGH) IN THE RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE. *TT
154402002-04-16. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT UNCOMMANDED ACTIVATION OF THE PERIMETER ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. *TT