TSB 17720 — Lincoln Service bulletin

17720 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Lincoln Navigator, 2000–2001 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1994/B1998 ON VEHICLES WITHOUT SIDE AIR BAGS.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
1Vehicle named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years 17720 names

VehicleModel years
Lincoln Navigator 2000, 2001

Every document filed under 17720

Document IDFiledType
17720 April 1, 2004 Service bulletin

What 17720 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB 17720?

17720 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Lincoln, covering the Lincoln Navigator across the 2000–2001 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B1994/B1998 ON VEHICLES WITHOUT SIDE AIR BAGS.

Which vehicles does 17720 cover?

NHTSA's file names Lincoln Navigator (2000–2001). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB 17720 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. 17720 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of 17720?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 17720, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 17720. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.