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Ford Fusion 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46364 · NHTSA communication 10095643 · issued Feb 7, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2017
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2017 mkz/continental/fusion vehicles equipped with the 2.7l/3.0l engine and built on or before 6-oct-2016 may exhibit a rough idle in neutral or park at normal operating temperature or after a hot restart, white or blue smoke from the exhaust, excessive oil consumption and/or an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0300, p0301, p0302, p0303, p0304, p0305, p0306 and/or p0316. Suspect the cylinder heads as the cause for this issue. If the vehicle also exhibits p0524 and/or p06dd suspect the long block as the cause for this issue.

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.