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Lincoln Mark Viii 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 9769 · NHTSA communication 51988 · issued Mar 17, 1997

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

Official summary

No start/no crank- passive anti-theft system not responding to key transponder- vehicles built 7/29/96 through 1/31/97. *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.