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Lincoln Continental 2000–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin 14974 · NHTSA communication 622781 · issued Jun 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2000–2001
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit an inoperative keyless entry keypad, interior lights staying on or turning on by themselves, erratic cycling of the door lock actuators or a hard start / no-start due to a discharged battery (due to interior lights staying on). *tt

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.