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Lincoln LS 2000–2002technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16144 · NHTSA communication 636168 · issued Aug 1, 2002

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2000–2002
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may exhibit an illuminated airbag warning lamp with diagnostic trouble code b1994 (drivers side impact circuit high resistance) or b1998 (passenger side impact circuit high resistance). *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.