Ford Explorer 2009–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ASI-44531 · NHTSA communication 10056170 · issued May 1, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2009–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles and trucks, there is a popping, squealing, binding or grinding noise come from power seats when moving backwards or forward. Model 2009-2015 f-150, taurus, flex, mkt, mks, f-super duty, explorer. *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2011 Ford Explorer
- 2012 Ford Explorer
- 2013 Ford Explorer
- 2014 Ford Explorer
- 2009 Ford F-150
- 2010 Ford F-150
- 2011 Ford F-150
- 2012 Ford F-150
- 2013 Ford F-150
- 2014 Ford F-150
- 2010 Ford F-250 SD
- 2011 Ford F-250 SD
- 2012 Ford F-250 SD
- 2013 Ford F-250 SD
- 2014 Ford F-250 SD
- 2015 Ford F-250 SD
- 2010 Ford F-350 SD
- 2011 Ford F-350 SD
- 2012 Ford F-350 SD
- 2013 Ford F-350 SD
- 2014 Ford F-350 SD
- 2015 Ford F-350 SD
- 2010 Ford F-450 SD
- 2011 Ford F-450 SD
- 2012 Ford F-450 SD
- 2013 Ford F-450 SD
- 2014 Ford F-450 SD
- 2015 Ford F-450 SD
- 2010 Ford F-550 SD
- 2011 Ford F-550 SD
- 2012 Ford F-550 SD
- 2013 Ford F-550 SD
- 2014 Ford F-550 SD
- 2015 Ford F-550 SD
- 2010 Ford F-650 SD
- 2011 Ford F-650 SD
- 2012 Ford F-650 SD
- 2013 Ford F-650 SD
- 2014 Ford F-650 SD
- 2015 Ford F-650 SD
- 2010 Ford F-750 SD
- 2011 Ford F-750 SD
- 2012 Ford F-750 SD
- 2013 Ford F-750 SD
- 2014 Ford F-750 SD
- 2015 Ford F-750 SD
- 2009 Ford Flex
- 2010 Ford Flex
- 2011 Ford Flex
- 2012 Ford Flex
- 2013 Ford Flex
- 2014 Ford Flex
- 2009 Ford Taurus
- 2010 Ford Taurus
- 2011 Ford Taurus
- 2012 Ford Taurus
- 2013 Ford Taurus
- 2014 Ford Taurus
- 2009 Lincoln MKS
- 2010 Lincoln MKS
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.