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Ford C-Max Energi 2012–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46371 · NHTSA communication 10095781 · issued Feb 9, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2017
model years
24
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2012-2017 focus electric/2013-2017 cmax energi/fusion energi/2015-2017 mkc/mkz/2016-2017 mkx and 2017 continental vehicles operating with a 3g tcu on or before 16-jan-2017 may not respond to customers remote commands via mylincoln/myford mobile phone applications. 2g networks were decommissioned on 16-jan-2017. If the 3g tcu was operating on a 2g network, it will not automatically attempt to reconnect to the replacement 3g network. To correct, reset the tcu by removing its power fuse for 5 minutes. If the concern is still present, follow normal diagnostics in workshop manual (wsm), sectio

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.