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Ford C-Max Hybrid 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-13-5-6 · NHTSA communication 10052768 · issued May 7, 2013

Technical service bulletin
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2013
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Official summary

Ford: on some vehicles, the hands free liftgate may exhibit inoperative non-opening feature after vehicle been locked over 3 minutes or possible longer. Model 2013 c-max. *pe

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.