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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

1.5L EcoBoost – Illuminated MIL With DTC P051B – 2018-2019 Ford Escape

2019 Ford Escape

NHTSA ID Number: 10170908 Manufacturer Communication Number: TSB-20-2002 Summary Some 2018-2019 Escape vehicles equipped with a 1.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P051B stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to the crankcase pressure sensor. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure … Read more

Trailer Connected Or Trailer Disconnected Message With No Trailer Attached – 2017-2019 Ford Escape

2019 Ford Escape

NHTSA ID Number: 10168796 Manufacturer Communication Number: SSM 48335   Summary Some 2017-2019 Escape vehicles may exhibit a ‘Trailer Connected’ or ‘Trailer Disconnected’ message in the vehicle’s message center with no trailer attached to the vehicle. To correct this condition, reprogram the trailer module (TRM) using the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. For claiming use causal part … Read more