Ford Sho (taurus) 1996–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 13802 · NHTSA communication 620271 · issued Mar 1, 2001
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Interior Lighting
component
1996–1999
model years
11
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent loss of integrated control panel (icp) illumination. Audio and climate controls continue to operate during the icp's loss of illumination condition. This may be caused by a faulty internal ribbon cable connection in the icp. *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.