Lincoln Continental 1995–1997 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 12239 · NHTSA communication 615497 · issued Dec 1, 1998

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Fuel System, Gasoline

component

1995–1997

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit a no-start condition when parked on an steep incline with less than 1/4 tank of fuel. *tt

Vehicles covered

1995 Lincoln Continental
1996 Lincoln Continental
1997 Lincoln Continental

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.