Ford Crown Victoria 1998–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 17810 · NHTSA communication 10008569 · issued May 1, 2004
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1998–2004
model years
21
vehicle entries
Official summary
Transmission failure where there is a large amount of metal or debris in the pan. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1999 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2000 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2001 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2002 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2003 Ford Crown Victoria
- 2004 Ford Crown Victoria
- 1998 Lincoln Town Car
- 1999 Lincoln Town Car
- 2000 Lincoln Town Car
- 2001 Lincoln Town Car
- 2002 Lincoln Town Car
- 2003 Lincoln Town Car
- 2004 Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis
- 2004 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.