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Ford Edge 2013–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46522 · NHTSA communication 10109012 · issued Apr 12, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013–2017
model years
39
vehicle entries

Official summary

2013-2017 Edge/MKX/Flex/MKT/MKZ/MKS/Taurus/Taurus Police/Explorer/Explorer Police/Continental vehicles equipped with a 3.5L or 3.7L engine, all wheel drive (AWD) and a power transfer unit (PTU) that is being repaired or replaced for an internal failure must also have the vent hose replaced due to contamination in the hose.

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.