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Lincoln Town Car 2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16132 · NHTSA communication 636155 · issued Aug 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2003
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles built before 6/21/2002 may exhibit airbag lamp on with diagnostic trouble code b2290 (0ccupant classification circuit fault). *tt

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.