Mercury Cougar 1999 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 12172 · NHTSA communication 613222 · issued Nov 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
1999
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
For all 1999 cougar with active anti-theft system, disregard central security module (csm) diagnotic trouble codes (dtc). *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.