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Lincoln Continental 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin BC0140970201 · NHTSA communication 51040 · issued Jan 2, 1997

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Effective december 1, vehicles ordered with the optional engine block heater now receive the heater cord as a loose-ship item in trunk. *jd

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.