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Lincoln MKC 2015–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 47392 · NHTSA communication 10143107 · issued Jun 29, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2018
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

2015-2019 MKC vehicles are equipped with a satin chrome front grille and roof moldings. If they require cleaning due to stains, water spotting, or discoloring do not use Motorcraft Custom Bright Metal Cleaner which is used for bright chrome components. The following products are recommended for satin chrome components: Meguiar's M02 Mirror Glaze Fine Cut Cleaner (Product #M0216), Meguiar's Water Spot Remover (Product #A3714) or Turtle Wax Renew RX Premium All Metal Polish (SKU T284) or equivalent. Follow the manufacturers cleaning instructions.

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.