Rear Axle Noise – Low Speed Parking Lot Maneuvers – After Extended Driving

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SSM 46965 – 2013-2018 Various Vehicles – Rear Axle Noise – Low Speed Parking Lot Maneuvers – After Extended Driving

Some 2013-2018 Escape/EcoSport/Edge/MKX/MKC/MKT/Fusion/Flex/Kuga/Mondeo all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicles may exhibit a clunk, thump, grinding, popping, shuddering or chattering from the rear axle when the vehicle is turning during parking lot or figure 8 maneuvers at low speed after extended driving.

Replace the RDU clutch using service kit CV6Z-4A232-A.

Part Name	Part Number
Rear Differential-Viscous Coupler	CV6Z-4A232-A

The Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 205-02 has been updated to include this repair.

For claiming, use causal part 4A232 and applicable labor operations in Section 04 of the service labor time standards (SLTS) manual.

APPLICABLE VEHICLES
2014 – 2018 CAR: ED CD539(APA)-EDGE
2016 CAR: ED CD539(APA)-EDGE
2016 CAR: ED CD539(APA)-EDGE
2015 – 2018 CAR: DQ CD539N-EDGE
2016 – 2018 CAR: DQ CD539N-EDGE
2013 – 2018 TRUCK: M2 C520 NA (ESCAPE)
2013 TRUCK: M8 ESCAPE/TRIBUTE (J87)
2013 – 2018 CAR: C7 FUSION
2013 – 2018 TRUCK: P3 FLEX (FORD C/O UTILITY)
2015 – 2018 TRUCK: ME C489 LINCOLN CUV
2013 – 2018 TRUCK: P4 MKT (LINCOLN C/O UTILITY)
2013 – 2015 TRUCK: Q1 FORD EDGE/LINCOLN MKX
2016 – 2018 CAR: D9 U540 – LINCOLN MKX
2013 – 2018 CAR: C9 MKZ (CD533)
2013 – 2018 CAR: BQ B515
2017 CAR: BX B515 CHINA
2017 – 2018 CAR: BW B515 INDIA
2014 – 2018 CAR: R1 B515 RUSSIA
2013 – 2014 CAR: BV C394 EU KUGA – C1 CAR
2013 CAR: BV C394 EU KUGA – C1 CAR
2013 – 2018 CAR: BS C520 FOE
2013 – 2018 CAR: BS C520 FOE
2013 – 2018 CAR: CK C520 CHINA
2013 – 2017 CAR: CZ C520 TAIWAN
2015 – 2018 CAR: NG CD391 (EU)
2015 – 2018 CAR: NG CD391 (EU)