Service bulletin 16159
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 636175 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2002-11-06 |
| Manufacturer's number | 16159 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2002-08-01 |
| NHTSA component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE |
NHTSA's summary
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
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
| MERCURY MOUNTAINEER | 2002 |
|---|
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| 01245 | 2002-04-18. 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 |
|---|---|
| 15107 | 2001-09-07. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY REQUIRE EXCESSIVE EFFORT WHEN TRYING TO INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *TT |
| 14906 | 2001-07-20. Service bulletin. INFORMATION ON PERFORMING ANY PASSTIVE ANTI-THEFT (PATS) SYSTEM FUNCTIONS INCLUDING KEY REPLACEMENTS WITH WDS OR NGS. *TT |
| 14890 | 2001-07-20. Service bulletin. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE EFFORTS WHEN TRYING TO INSERT OR REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION LOCK. *TT |
| 0162 | 2001-05-22. Service bulletin. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) MAY NOT START OR CRANK. *TT |