Ford Bronco Sport 2007–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 49924 · NHTSA communication 10199497 · issued Jul 1, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
2007–2021
model years
23
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2019 MKC, 2019-2021 Edge/Nautilus/Escape/Ranger/Explorer, 2020-2021 Corsair, and 2021 Bronco Sport vehicles equipped with 2.0L and 2.3L EcoBoost engines may exhibit a light to moderate ticking type noise at idle (600-700 RPM). The noise is usually more prominent in the area of the high-pressure fuel pump, located on the top of the engine just behind the number 4 ignition coil. This noise is not detrimental to engine function and has no short or long-term effects on engine durability. This an operating characteristic of these engines and no repairs should be attempted.
Vehicles covered
- 2021 Ford Bronco Sport
- 2019 Ford Edge
- 2020 Ford Edge
- 2021 Ford Edge
- 2019 Ford Escape
- 2020 Ford Escape
- 2021 Ford Escape
- 2019 Ford Explorer
- 2020 Ford Explorer
- 2021 Ford Explorer
- 2019 Ford Explorer Police Intercept
- 2019 Ford Ranger
- 2020 Ford Ranger
- 2021 Ford Ranger
- 2020 Lincoln Corsair
- 2021 Lincoln Corsair
- 2019 Lincoln MKC
- 2007 Lincoln MKX
- 2019 Lincoln MKX
- 2020 Lincoln MKX
- 2019 Lincoln Nautilus
- 2020 Lincoln Nautilus
- 2021 Lincoln Nautilus
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.