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Service bulletin 0295

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 id636096
Published by NHTSA2002-11-05
Manufacturer's number0295
Manufacturer's date2005-11-14
Replaces05229
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

EXCESSIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CURRENT DRAW WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DISCHARGED BATTERY AND A NO CRANK CONDITION. *TT SERVICE TIPS. *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, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
FORD THUNDERBIRD2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
LINCOLN LS2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB-12-8-12012-12-12. Service bulletin. FORD/LINCOLN/MERCURY: MAY HAVE SLUDGE BUILDUP IN THROTTLE BODY LEADING TO LESS AIRFLOW OR ENGINE IDLING RPM FLUCTUATION AND HARD STARTS OR BATTERY DISCONNECT OR DEAD BATTERY AFTER KEEP ALIVE MEMORY (KAM) CLEAR. MODELS 2003-05 THUNDERBIRD, 05-06 MUSTANG, 06-08 FUSION, 04-05 EXPLORER, 05-06 EXPEDITION, 05-07 F-150; 2003-06 LS, 06 ZEPHYR, 05-06 NAVIGATOR; 06-08 MILAN. *PE
02452002-11-05. Service bulletin. INFORMATION REGARDING DISCHARGED BATTERY CHARGING SERVICE TIPS AND GUIDELINES. *TT
153062002-04-15. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A BATTERY DRAIN CONDITION. *TT
152722001-11-30. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON BATTERY ACCESS. *TT
145452001-03-14. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A DISCHARGED BATTERY AFTER NOT BEING OPERATED FOR 2-3 DAYS. THIS ONLINE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE BULLETIN CONTAINS SERVICE TIPS AS A DIAGNOSTIC AIDE. *TT
65082000-05-10. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTION, A HARD START / NO START CONDITION AND / OR A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1676 AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 1676 (BATTERY VOLTAGE OUT OF RANGE) IN SEVERAL MODULES (REM, IVD, ABS, PTEC, DATC, DDM, FEM, HEC). *TT
128951999-09-08. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTION. *TT