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Lincoln MKX 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46279 · NHTSA communication 10094641 · issued Dec 22, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2016 mkx vehicles equipped with climate control seats and built on or before 3-oct-2016 may exhibit poor cooling performance from the climate control seat. To correct the condition, update the seat control module e (scme) as-built configuration using ids version 103.01 or higher. Make sure you are connected to the internet when downloading the updated as-built data. For claiming, use causal part 19n550 and applicable labor operation(s) in section 10 of the service labor time standards (slts) manual.

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.