Ford C-Max 2013–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB 22-2396 · NHTSA communication 10225458 · issued Oct 25, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2020
model years
46
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2013-2020 Fusion, MKZ and 2013-2018 C-Max vehicles equipped with an HF35 transmission may exhibit a thumping/rubbing or grinding noise coming from the transmission. The noise may be present in all gear ranges including neutral when the vehicle is moving but will not be present when the vehicle is stationary or in park.
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Ford C-Max
- 2014 Ford C-Max
- 2015 Ford C-Max
- 2016 Ford C-Max
- 2017 Ford C-Max
- 2018 Ford C-Max
- 2013 Ford Fusion
- 2014 Ford Fusion
- 2015 Ford Fusion
- 2016 Ford Fusion
- 2017 Ford Fusion
- 2018 Ford Fusion
- 2019 Ford Fusion
- 2020 Ford Fusion
- 2013 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2014 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2015 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2016 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2017 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2018 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2019 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2020 Ford Fusion Energi
- 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2016 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2018 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2019 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2020 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- 2013 Lincoln MKZ
- 2014 Lincoln MKZ
- 2015 Lincoln MKZ
- 2016 Lincoln MKZ
- 2017 Lincoln MKZ
- 2018 Lincoln MKZ
- 2019 Lincoln MKZ
- 2020 Lincoln MKZ
- 2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
- 2014 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
- 2015 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
- 2016 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
- 2017 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
- 2018 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
- 2019 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
- 2020 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
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.