2.0L – Low Coolant, White Smoke From Tailpipe And/Or Illuminated MIL With Various Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) – 2019-2020 Ford Edge/Escape & Lincoln Nautilus/Corsair

2020 Lincoln Corsair

NHTSA ID Number: 10168812 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 48345 Summary Some 2019-2020 Edge/Escape/Nautilus/Corsair vehicles equipped with 2.0L EcoBoost engines may exhibit low coolant, white smoke from the tailpipe, an over temperature warning in the instrument panel cluster (IPC), external coolant leaking, and/or illuminated MIL with DTCs P0217, P0401, P1026, P1285, P1299, P2196 or P2467 stored in the …

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Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) – Poor Speaker Quality And/Or Low Frequency Bass Noise From All Speakers – 2017-2018 Ford Edge

2018 Ford Edge

NHTSA ID Number: 10168811 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 48344   Summary Some 2017-2018 Edge vehicles may exhibit poor sound quality and/or a low frequency bass noise from all speakers. This may be due to software level FT4T-14C656-AE in the digital signal processing (DSP) module. To correct the condition, reprogram the DSP module with the latest level of …

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Equipped With SYNC 3 – Infotainment Screen Concerns After SYNC Update – 2016-2019 Ford & Lincoln

2019 Ford F-Super Duty

NHTSA ID Number: 10168810 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 48340 Summary Some 2016-2019 vehicles equipped with SYNC 3 may experience a map displayed on the left half of the SYNC screen with no other information/soft buttons present after updating to the latest version of V3.0 software. This issue occurs when the SYNC 3 system has been previously modified …

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Electrical AC Power Outlet Socket Inoperative – 2019-2020 Ford Transit Connect

2020 Ford Transit Connect

NHTSA ID Number: 10170921 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 48443   Summary Some 2019-2020 Transit Connect vehicles may exhibit an inoperative electrical AC power outlet socket built on or after 28-May-2018. This may be due to a body control module (BCM) software missing a signal to the alternating current to direct current (AC/DC) inverter control module. To correct …

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Battery Backup Component Failure Message Displayed On The Instrument Cluster – 2018-2020 Ford & Lincoln

2020 Lincoln Corsair

NHTSA ID Number: 10170929 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 48468   Summary Some 2020 Escape/Corsair, Edge, Explorer, Fusion, Ranger, Transit Connect Vehicles equipped with a TCU may exhibit a “Battery Backup Component Failure” message in the cluster. This may be accompanied by DTC 1477-09 – Backup Battery Component Failure. This may be due to the TCU experiencing a …

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