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Lincoln Aviator 2020–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 50163 · NHTSA communication 10201703 · issued Sep 29, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020–2021
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2020-2021 Navigator and Aviator vehicles may exhibit a condition where the degrees do not appear in the SYNC screen when adjusting the climate control temperature. This may be due to the SYNC software installed in the accessory protocol interface module (APIM). Engineering is currently developing a software update that is expected in January 2022. Once the software update is available, it will be made available to customers who have enabled SYNC 3 Automatic Updates with their vehicle connected to a Wi-Fi network. Repair appointments should be scheduled for customers in February 2022 who d

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.