Lincoln Town Car 1998–2000 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 8269 · NHTSA communication 613628 · issued Apr 1, 2000
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
1998–2000
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Information regarding passive anti-theft system (pats) transceiver wiring may be broken due to improper wire routing and / or a misplacement of the connector near the base of the steering column. **mr
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.