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Lincoln Mark Viii 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC9699961001 · NHTSA communication 50557 · issued Oct 1, 1996

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Invalid diagnostic code u1059 may be stored in the message center if the ignition switch is cycled from 'off' to 'run' in an extremely slow manner. *tw

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.