Ford C-Max 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 45968 · NHTSA communication 10092402 · issued Aug 3, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2017
model years
19
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2016 escape/mkc/fiesta/f150/expedition/navigator/mustang /transit/focus/c-max/mkx/taurus/mks/flex/mkt/edge and 2017 escape/explorer/mkc/fusion and mkz vehicles equipped with sync 3 might exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. Engineering is aware of this possibility and it is considered normal due to the power saving features enabled while in transportation mode. It is beneficial to extended battery life to keep the vehicle in transport mode until the vehicle is prepped for sale. If the vehicle should exhibit a blank screen or oth
Vehicles covered
- 2016 Ford C-Max
- 2016 Ford Edge
- 2016 Ford Escape
- 2017 Ford Escape
- 2016 Ford Expedition
- 2017 Ford Explorer
- 2016 Ford F-150
- 2016 Ford Fiesta
- 2016 Ford Focus
- 2017 Ford Fusion
- 2016 Ford Mustang
- 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utilit
- 2016 Ford Taurus
- 2016 Lincoln MKC
- 2017 Lincoln MKC
- 2016 Lincoln MKS
- 2016 Lincoln MKX
- 2017 Lincoln MKZ
- 2016 Lincoln Navigator
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.