Ford Mustang Mach E 2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 49672 · NHTSA communication 10189568 · issued Mar 17, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2021 Mustang Mach-E vehicles may exhibit a concern where the front luggage compartment hood is hard to close. As the hood is closed, air becomes trapped in the front luggage compartment, increasing the closing effort. To properly close the hood, apply closing force as the hood is lowered. Then verify the hood is fully closed. Allowing the hood to close on its own weight may not be enough effort to properly latch the front luggage compartment hood. No additional adjustments are required for the hood / latch.
Vehicles covered
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.