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Ford Edge 2013–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46118 · NHTSA communication 10090662 · issued Oct 10, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2013–2017
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

When hooking up the vehicle communication module (vcm) and integrated diagnostic system (ids) to the dlc located on the driver side under the steering column at the gwm, make sure that the ignition is off before connecting to ids. If the ignition is on or the engine is running during the hook up, it can result in various warning lights being illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs), no start or no crank conditions or the cluster inoperative. For lincoln vehicles, this information is now listed in the technical inspection and post road test sections of epdi on the pts website. If a vehi

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.