Lincoln Continental 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 47659 · NHTSA communication 10152472 · issued Nov 12, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2018 Continental vehicles built between 27-Feb-2018 and 06-Jun-2018 may exhibit incorrect operation of the driver s seat easy entry/exit function. With easy entry/exit configured ON, the seat may incorrectly move forward when the ignition is turned OFF. Correct operation is for the driver s seat to move rearward after turning the ignition OFF. To correct this condition, reprogram the driver seat module (DSM) using the latest software level of the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. For claiming use causal part 14C708 and applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor Ti
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.