Service bulletins for the 2003 Lincoln LS
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.
81 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 17315 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) WARNING LAMP ON OR ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH MULTIPLE DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS). *TT |
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| 17314 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HIGH AND/OR ROLLING IDLE AT LOW MILEAGE. *TT |
| 17583 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY. UNINTENDED OPENING OF THE SIDE DOOR WINDOW GLASS AND MOONROOF WHILE VEHICLE IS PARKED. *TT |
| 17541 | 2004-07-22. Service bulletin. SEATS. FRONT SEATBACK TRIM PANEL J-HOOK FAILURE IN HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *MJ |
| 17673 | 2004-06-22. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT. SERVICE PARK BRAKE MESSAGE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2477 IN THE ELCTRONIC PARK BRAKE MODULE. *TT |
| 17666 | 2004-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) U0300 (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE INCOMPATIBILITY) STORED IN THE PCM WITH NO OTHER DTC'S PRESENT. *TT |
| 17638 | 2004-06-22. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT. PARKING BRAKE WARNING MESSAGE AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) U1040. *TT |
| 17634 | 2004-06-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. KEYLESS ENTRY KEYPAD INOPERATIVE. *TT |
| 17512 | 2004-06-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AN INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0462 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT LOW) OR P2067 (FUEL LEVEL SENSOR B CIRCUIT LOW) CAUSED BY AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED REMOTE START SYSTEM. *TT |
| 17479 | 2004-06-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH IGNITION COIL RELATED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (P035X). *TT |
| 17279 | 2004-01-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. NGS SERVICE CARD VERSION 11.0 OR HIGHER MUST BE USED FOR ADVANCETRAC (IVD) CALIBRATION. *TT |
| 17258 | 2004-01-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN SWITCHING CLIMATE CONTROL BETWEEN PANEL, FLOOR AND PANEL/FLOOR MODES. *TT |
| 03203 | 2004-01-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457 OR P1442 OR A CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0457 FOR THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION SYSTEM. *TT |
| 03181 | 2003-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT |
| 03172 | 2003-11-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. HEADLINER DROPPING DOWN OR BECOMING UNATTACHED AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE CENTER HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP (CHMSL). *TT |
| 16940 | 2003-11-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) PARAMETER RESET REQUIRED AFTER MODULE PROGRAMMING. *TT |
| 03148 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. NEW TRANSMISSION COOLER FLUSHER - SERVICE TIPS. 2003 ESCORT AND SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT |
| 03144 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION WITH COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS MAY BE MORE ACCURATELY DIAGNOSED USING THE OPTIONAL WORLDWIDE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (WDS) COIL ON PLUG (COP) KIT. 2003 SUPER DUTY F SERIES INCLUDED. *TT |
| 03133 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. ONE OR BOTH CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATS TURNING OFF SHORTLY AFTER INITIALIZATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2729 (CUSHION OVER-TEMP DETECTED) PRESENT IN THE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT MODULE (CCSM). DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2731 (DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE FAULT) MAY OR MAY NOT BE PRESENT. *TT |
| 03158 | 2003-10-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 11/18/2002 AND 05/17/2003 WITH THE 5R55S TRANSMISSION MAY EXHIBIT HARSH SHIFTS. *TT |
| 17033 | 2003-10-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. ELECTRICAL FEATURE ENABLE/DISABLE - SERVICE TIP. *TT |
| 0398 | 2003-09-17. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0442, P0455, P0456, P0457, P1442 OR CHECK FUEL CAP LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0457. *TT |
| 16748 | 2003-09-09. Service bulletin. WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS. DIFFICULTY FULLY ENGAGING A LUG NUT WRENCH OR SOCKET OVER THE NUT ON VEHICLES WITH EXPOSED WHEEL LUG NUTS ONLY. *TT |
| 16788 | 2003-09-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). VEHICLES WITH THE CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN) MAY EXHIBIT A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) NON-COMMUNICATION EVENT, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN UNNECESSARY PCM REPLACEMENT USING NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2003 SUPER DUTY. *TT |
| 16905 | 2003-09-08. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT. SERVICE PARK BRAKE MESSAGE IN THE MESSAGE CENTER AND THE AMBER ELECTRONIC PARK BRAKE (EPB) SWITCH INDICATOR MAY BE ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B2477 PRESENT IN THE EPB MODULE. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.