Ford Crown Victoria 1998–2002 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 17871 · NHTSA communication 10008264 · issued Jun 1, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998–2002
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Multiple driveability concerns under acceleration caused by ignition coil. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2000 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2002 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1999 Lincoln Town Car
- 2000 Lincoln Town Car
- 2001 Lincoln Town Car
- 2002 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis
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.