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Lincoln Continental 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46101 · NHTSA communication 10109078 · issued Sep 30, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2017 Continental vehicles may exhibit a luggage compartment lid under flush to rear quarter panel condition by up to 2.7 millimeters. This is considered normal to allow for proper alignment of the rear tail lamp assemblies. No adjustment is required.

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.