Passenger Seat Track – Stuck In Forward Position – 2016-2017 Ford Explorer

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN Manual Front Passenger Seat Track – Stuck In Forward Position

17-2223 08 November 2017

 

Model:

Ford 2016-2017 Explorer

 

Issue: Some 2016-2017 Explorer vehicles equipped with a manual front passenger seat may exhibit a stuck condition in the full forward position. This may be caused by the seat being moved firmly from the rearward position to the forward position causing the seat track travel restrictor to bend allowing the adjuster bar to become trapped under the travel restrictor.

 

Action: Follow the Service Procedure to correct the condition.

 

Parts

Part Number	Description	Quantity
FB5Z-78600A16-B	Seat Track Travel Restrictor	1

 

Warranty Status: Eligible Under Provisions Of New Vehicle Limited Warranty Coverage Warranty/ESP coverage limits/policies/prior approvals are not altered by a TSB. Warranty/ESP coverage limits are determined by the identified causal part and verified using the OASIS part coverage tool.

 

Labor Times

Description	Operation No.	Time
2016-2017 Explorer: Replace The Passenger Seat Track Travel Restrictor (Do Not Use With Any Other Labor Operations)	172223A	0.3

 

Repair/Claim Coding

Causal Part:	78600A16
Condition Code:	42

 

1/4″	Power Tool
1/4″	8 mm Socket
1/4″	3″ Extension
1/4″	Torque Wrench
1/4″	Ratchet

 

Service Procedure

1. Remove the front passenger seat track travel restrictor from the outboard side and discard. (Figure 1)

Figure 1

2. Move seat to the full rearward position and install the new seat track travel restrictor. Torque to 12 Nm (106 lb.in).

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