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Ford Ecosport 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 48618 · NHTSA communication 10172957 · issued Mar 6, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

SSM 48618 - 2020 Various Vehicles - Equipped With SYNC 3 - Unable To Schedule Remote Start Using Fordpass Or Lincolnway Applications Some 2020 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit a symptom of no ability to schedule a remote start event using the FordPass or Lincolnway app. If only the scheduling portion of the remote start system is missing from the mobile app or not functioning, please ensure the customer has installed the latest version of the Ford Pass or Lincoln Way app from the mobile phones app store. The customer may also need to log out of the Ford Pass or Lincoln Way app, and then l

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.