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Service bulletin ASI-44531

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10056170
Published by NHTSA2014-09-25
Manufacturer's numberASI-44531
Manufacturer's date2014-05-01
NHTSA componentSEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

NHTSA's summary

LINCOLN/FORD: ON SOME VEHICLES AND TRUCKS, THERE IS A POPPING, SQUEALING, BINDING OR GRINDING NOISE COME FROM POWER SEATS WHEN MOVING BACKWARDS OR FORWARD. MODEL 2009-2015 F-150, TAURUS, FLEX, MKT, MKS, F-SUPER DUTY, EXPLORER. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Seats

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
FORD F-1502009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
FORD F-250 SD2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-350 SD2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-450 SD2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-550 SD2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-650 SD2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD F-750 SD2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD FLEX2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
FORD TAURUS2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
LINCOLN MKS2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
LINCOLN MKT2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
20173732017-07-25. Seats And Restraints
17V4720002017-07-25. SEATS; SEAT BELTS
20153772015-08-18. Seats And Restraints
14V7100002014-11-07. SEATS
20145042014-11-05. Seats And Restraints
11V0630002011-02-02. SEATS
20110462011-01-31. Seats And Restraints

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
TSB16-00972017-02-10. Service bulletin. SOME 2009-2010 F-150 AND 2011-2016 EXPLORER VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SEAT CUSHION COVER THAT APPEARS LOOSE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE SEAT. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SEAT CUSHION COVER J-RETAINER BECOMING DISENGAGED FROM THE SEAT CUSHION PAN FLANGE. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.
449782015-08-14. Service bulletin. FORD 2013 TAURUS- BULLETIN INFORMATION INVOLVING FACTORY REMOTE START ACTIVATED HEATED SEAT OPERATION AFTER REMOTE START WITHOUT CUSTOMER INPUT. *LJ
TSB-09-20-92010-04-20. Service bulletin. FORD: SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER FOLDING SECOND ROW SEATS MAY FIND THE SEAT NOT FULLY LIFTING AND FOLDING FORWARD (TUMBLE) AFTER THE POWER RELEASE SWITCH IS DEPRESSED. *PE