Lincoln LS 2003–2005 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 18133 · NHTSA communication 10011335 · issued Sep 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Tires

component

2003–2005

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

P225/55r16 continental tires may exhibit excessive tire cupping/feather edge wear at low tire mileage (under 24,000 miles/39,000 km). Oasis. *tt

Vehicles covered

2003 Lincoln LS
2004 Lincoln LS
2005 Lincoln LS

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.