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Ford Crown Victoria 1996–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12154 · NHTSA communication 613173 · issued Nov 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1996–1999
model years
56
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles equipped with pats (securilock) except certain models now have availability of fleet keys through rotunda. *mjs

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.