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Service bulletins for the 1997 Lincoln Town Car

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.

134 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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98461998-07-15. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY STALL WHEN DECELERATING OR WHEN TURNING WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES ( DTCS) STORED IN CONTINUOUS MEMORY. *YC
98451998-07-15. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR. AVAILABILITY OF HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT. *YC
98881998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON A NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHART. *YC
98871998-07-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. EXPERIENCING A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. *YC
985A111998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS. SERVICE TIP INFORMATION REGARDING ELIMINATION OF SANDING ROTORS AND DRUMS. *YC
985A51998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR. HUB-MOUNT BRAKE ROTOR MACHINING EQUIPMENT FROM ROTUNDA IS NOW APPROVED FOR WARRANTY AND SERVICE USE. *YC
985A31998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ( ABS ) MAY ACTIVATE UNDER FALSE ABS CONDITIONS. *YC
985A21998-06-17. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. A SQUEALING AND / OR MOANING NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE REAR BRAKES DURING LIGHT TO MEDIUM BRAKE APPLICATIONS. *TT
98311998-05-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. REPAIRS TO VINYL COVERED SURFACES. *YC
970902971851998-03-30. Service bulletin. STEERING. A VIBRATION/"BUZZING" NOISE MAY BE HEARD OR FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL ON RIGHT TURNS. *YC
970902971831998-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL). *YC
970902971821998-03-30. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A LEAN RIGHT CONDITION. *YC
97681997-07-17. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. FUEL ECONOMY- CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS VERSUS VEHICLE USAGE. *JD
975111997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FLUID- TRANSMISSION FLUID USAGE CHARTS. *JD
97551997-07-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)- MIL ILLUMINATION- DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0446 STORED IN MEMORY. *JD
97511997-07-17. Service bulletin. SEATS. INTERIOR- LEATHER SEAT CLEANING PROCEDURE- SERVICE TIP. *JD
97731997-07-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). VIBRATION- SHUDDER OR VIBRATION UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION ABOVE 56 KM/H (35 MPH) WHILE IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR- VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AODE OR 4R70W TRANSMISSION. *JD
BC32889702061997-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A COLD START ENGINE FEAD BELT CHIRP NOISE. *TW
BC32749702071997-07-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. REPLACEMENT HEADLAMP BULBS - SEVERAL AFTERMARKET COMPANIES ARE OFFERING REPLACEMENT BULBS WITH A HIGHER WATTAGE THAT ARE NOT DOT APPROVED - SOLD WITH DISCLAIMER OF "FOR OFF-ROAD USE ONLY" - THE BULBS DRAW MORE CURRENT THAN THE OEM BULBS AND CAN RESULT IN ACTUATION OF THE SHOR CIRCUIT PROTECTION FEATURE. *TW
BC30919702251997-06-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DIAGNOSING DTC P0446. *TW
97351997-06-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. AIR CONDITIONING- R-134A TRACER DYE INSTALLED IN A/C SYSTEM AND THREE O-RING SPRING LOCK COUPLERS- SERVICE TIP. *JD
BC031A4970201997-06-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. INADVERTENT ABS ACTIVATION ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT. *TW
BC03149723011997-06-27. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP. INADVERTENT ABS ACTIVATION ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT. *JD
97121997-06-27. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. INTERIOR DOOR TRIM PANEL PUSH PIN ATTACHMENT METHOD IS NOT ROBUST ENOUGH FOR FREQUENT SERVICING. *JD
9626121997-06-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. TRANSAXLE - TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES AND TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSAXLE COOLING SYSTEM CLEANING PROCEDURES - SERVICE TIP. *TW

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.