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Lincoln Continental 2017–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 47487 · NHTSA communication 10144945 · issued Aug 23, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2017–2018
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2017-2018 Continentals built on or before 1-Dec-2017 may exhibit an intermittent concern where the front interior courtesy lamps turn on uncommanded. This may be due to a circuit board fault within the overhead console. If this condition occurs, do not replace the body control module (BCM), suspect the overhead console to be the cause.

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.