Lincoln Continental 1998–1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12068 · NHTSA communication 613039 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1998–1999
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Vehicles will not start with a programmed passive anti-theft (pats) key for 20 seconds after an attempt to start with a non-programmed pats key. *mjs
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.