Lincoln LS 2000–2001 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 0115 · NHTSA communication 618070 · issued Jan 22, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2000–2001
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles built prior to 9/27/00 with a 3.9l engine and 5r55n transmission or built prior to 10/17/2000 with a 3.0l engine and 5r55n transmission may exhibit delayed reverse or drive engagements, harsh upshifts or downshifts, erratic upshifts, or delayed downshifts near 32 km/h (20 mph). *tt
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.