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Ford Taurus 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin CSO-12B40 · NHTSA communication 10048119 · issued Aug 29, 2012

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Ford/lincoln: see document search button for owner letter. Systems intended for supplemental driver assist features could malfunction or be inoperative, because one or both side obstacle detection (sod) modules, on blind spot information system (blis) and cross traffic alert (cta), were programmed improperly. Models 2013 taurus, mks. *pe

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.