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Lincoln Continental 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB 16-0159 · NHTSA communication 10093867 · issued Dec 2, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2017 continental vehicles equipped with a 2.7l or 3.0l engine with awd and built on or before 30-sep-2016 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil), low oil pressure warning, inoperative air conditioning (a/c) and/or awd fault message in the instrument panel cluster (ipc), with fuse f3 open in the battery junction box (bjb). In addition, the following diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0034, p0245, p0480, p0481, p0645, p06a0, p06db, p0a15, p0ab7, p2602, p2681, u0284 and/or other communication dtcs may be present. Follow the service procedure steps to correct the condition.

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.