Ford Ecosport 2018–2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 47735 · NHTSA communication 10153921 · issued Jan 7, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2018–2019
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2018-2019 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with a TCU may exhibit inoperative remote features via Ford Pass/Lincoln Way mobile app, incomplete user authorization and/or accessory protocol interface module (APIM) DTC U0198 or no modem electronic serial number (ESN) displayed. To correct this condition, remove the TCU fuse for 5 minutes prior to programing. Delete all previous session files for the vehicle and do not install the TCU fuse until a new IDS session has been started. Once the new session has been started and the fuse reinstalled, the TCU can be programmed. Make sure you are co
Vehicles covered
- 2018 Ford Ecosport
- 2019 Ford Ecosport
- 2018 Ford Escape
- 2019 Ford Escape
- 2018 Ford Explorer
- 2019 Ford Explorer
- 2018 Ford F-150
- 2019 Ford F-150
- 2018 Ford Mustang
- 2019 Ford Mustang
- 2018 Lincoln Continental
- 2019 Lincoln Continental
- 2018 Lincoln MKC
- 2019 Lincoln MKC
- 2018 Lincoln MKX
- 2019 Lincoln MKX
- 2018 Lincoln MKZ
- 2019 Lincoln MKZ
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.