Battery Drain

Rear Seat Entertainment Screens Staying On – Battery Drain – 2022 Ford Expedition & Lincoln Navigator

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2022 Ford Expedition

NHTSA ID Number: 10230966 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 51322 Summary Some 2022 Expedition/Navigator vehicles may experience rear seat entertainment screens staying on with possible battery drain. This may be due to Amazon entertainment system software. An Amazon over-the-air (OTA) software update was launched on 14-Oct-2022 to remedy this concern. This update will not show in the Ford … Read more

Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) Backlight Remains Illuminated With Ignition Key Off/12V Battery Drain – 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

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2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E

NHTSA ID Number: 10207138 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 50444 Summary Some 2021 Mustang Mach-E vehicles may exhibit illuminated instrument panel cluster (IPC) backlight with key-off, causing 12V battery drain. To resolve this condition, park the vehicle and close doors, allow vehicle to enter key-off status, wait for the brake indicator to turn off, turn on hazard lights … Read more

12 Volt Battery Drain When Using Third Party Phone Applications- Modems Activated Through FordPass Or LincolnWay – 2013-2023 Ford & Lincoln

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Ford & Lincoln Logo

NHTSA ID Number: 10212957 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 50804 Summary Some 2013-2023 Ford or Lincoln vehicles with modems activated through FordPass or LincolnWay may experience 12 volt battery drain symptoms when the customer uses non-Ford/Lincoln phone applications as an alternate channel to access vehicle commands such as door lock/unlock, remote start, vehicle location, etc. The battery drain … Read more

Battery Drain Concern When Applying Electric Parking Brake After Turning Ignition Off – 2020 Ford Mustang GT500

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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

NHTSA ID Number: 10187932 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 49544   Summary Some 2020 Mustang GT500 vehicles may exhibit a battery drain concern when the customer applies the electric parking brake after turning the ignition off. This may be caused by the operation of the antilock brake (ABS) module software. To correct this condition, reprogram the ABS module … Read more

Customer Satisfaction Program 21B07 – Integrated Trailer Relay Module (ITRM) Reflash – 2021 Ford F-150

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2021 Ford F-150

NHTSA ID Number: 10187810 Manufacturer Communication Number: 21B07   Summary In the affected vehicles, a battery drain may occur under a certain sequence of events due to a logic error in the ITRM. Under certain specific sequence, the ITRM battery drain may result in the inability to start the vehicle. A customer could experience a battery drain … Read more