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Lincoln Continental 2017–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 50104 · NHTSA communication 10201587 · issued Sep 10, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2017–2020
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2017-2020 Continental vehicles equipped with a second row 40-20-40 seat may experience a concern with the rear seat armrest cup holder. Ford has released the rear seat armrest cup holder as a lower level service part. Refer to the parts catalog using base part number 5413562 for the vehicle/color specific part. For replacement, refer to Workshop Manua

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.