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Ford Fusion 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin 16-0048 · NHTSA communication 10075278 · issued Mar 21, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

REVERSE PARK AID CHIME - DIFFICULT TO HEAR - AUDIO SYSTEM ON ISSUE The 2013 Fusion vehicles do not lower the audio system volume during a reverse park aid chime event. This feature was not implemented for 2013 model year. SERVICE PROCEDURE 1. Is the vehicle equipped with MyFord Touch and a 4.2 inch instrument cluster display? a. Yes - reprogram the instrument panel cluster (IPC) to the latest calibration using Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS) release 99.02 or higher. Make sure you are connected to the internet when entering module programming to obtain the latest updates. Calibration files m

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.