Ford Edge 2008–2017 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46132 · NHTSA communication 10090681 · issued Oct 17, 2016

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Service Brakes

component

2008–2017

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a concern with the brakes and suspension category indicating service is required due to a brake system warning lamp being illuminated. If the park brake was applied when the vhr was gathering data from the major vehicle systems, the brakes and suspension message will be reported as the vhr looks for any warning lamps illuminated in the instrument cluster. Rerun the vhr with the engine on and vehicle in park, and ensure the park brake is disengaged. If the sync vhr is still reporting a concern to

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.