Service bulletins for the 2003 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.
83 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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By component
By trouble code
| 17398 | 2004-07-23. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. REVISED DIAGNOSTICS FOR POWER SEAT SYSTEM. *TT |
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| 17545 | 2004-07-22. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. COSMETIC CRACKING OF LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING SLEEVE. *MJ |
| 17533 | 2004-07-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AIR BAG LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2477 - PROGRAMMABLE MODULE INSTALLATION (PMI) SERVICE TIP. *MJ |
| 17589 | 2004-06-17. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM NOT MAINTAINING A STEADY SPEED AND/OR THE SPEED DROPPING FROM INITIAL SET POINT WHEN SPEED IS SET DURING LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. *TT |
| 0421 | 2004-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE KNOCK DURING INITIAL COLD START, THE KNOCK WILL CEASE AFTER THE ENGINE IS FULLY WARMED UP. *TT |
| 17297 | 2004-01-21. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE. PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) DO NOT COME WITH A STEERING WHEEL LOCK. *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 |
| 17178 | 2003-11-18. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1133 WITH POSSIBLE DRIVEABILITY OR NO START SYMPTOMS. *TT |
| 17101 | 2003-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) LIGHT ON AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P1405 OR P1406 WITH NO OTHER DTCS. *TT |
| 03191 | 2003-11-15. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INOPERATIVE ENGINE COOLING FAN, DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0480 (FAN 1 CONTROL CIRCUIT) AND/OR ENGINE OVERHEAT CONDITION. *TT |
| 03181 | 2003-11-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) - SERVICE TIPS. *TT |
| 16941 | 2003-11-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. HESITATION, BUCK OR SURGE DURING STEADY STATE DRIVING OR LIGHT ACCELERATION AT 30-60 MPH. *TT |
| 031411 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. RADIATOR ALIGNMENT PIN GROUND CLEARANCE. *TT |
| 03142 | 2003-10-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BATTERY WARNING LAMP ON WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P1246 (GENERATOR LOAD INPUT FAILED) IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). *TT |
| 17031 | 2003-10-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0316 (ONLY) STORED IN MEMORY. *TT |
| 17027 | 2003-10-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. FALSE PERIMETER ALARM ACTIVATION. *TT |
| 03164 | 2003-10-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SOME VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.6L 2V ENGINE, WITH AN ENGINE BUILD DATE PRIOR TO 8/29/03 MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE TICK NOISE THAT IS PRESENT AT ALL TEMPERATURES DURING IDLE. 2004 MODELS INCLUDED. *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 |
| 03124 | 2003-09-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE AND/OR LOW ENGINE SPEEDS. *TT |
| 03122 | 2003-09-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. FLUTTERING OR HOOTING NOISE FROM THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM RECIRC/FRESH AIR MODE DOOR INTERMITTENTLY. *TT |
| 16802 | 2003-09-10. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP. EXCESSIVE POWER STEERING PUMP NOISE AT COLD START. *TT |
| 16877 | 2003-09-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. FRONT DOOR GLASS THAT MOVES SLOWLY OR BINDS - GLASS STOPS 1/2 WAY DOWN. *TT |
| 16663 | 2003-09-04. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. POWER STEERING LOWER ASSIST AT LOW SPEEDS / STEERING LIGHT FEEL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TT |
| 16712 | 2003-07-29. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. FUEL GAUGE THAT COMES OFF FULL TOO QUICKLY OR READS LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL FUEL TANK LEVEL (ELECTRONIC OR ANALOG CLUSTER). *TT *JB |
| 16679 | 2003-07-28. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. NEW PUSH TYPE FUEL CLIP AND CONNECTOR REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS. *TT *JB |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.