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Ford Sho (taurus) 1996–1999technical service bulletin

Bulletin 13802 · NHTSA communication 620271 · issued Mar 1, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Interior Lighting
component
1996–1999
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit an intermittent loss of integrated control panel (icp) illumination. Audio and climate controls continue to operate during the icp's loss of illumination condition. This may be caused by a faulty internal ribbon cable connection in the icp. *tt

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.