Service bulletin ASI-45220

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10058607
Published by NHTSA	2015-10-21
Manufacturer's number	ASI-45220
Manufacturer's date	2015-07-01
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

NHTSA's summary

LINCOLN/FORD: ADVANCE TRAC LAMP OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WILL BE ON WITH VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) REGARDING EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK DETECTION CONTROL MODULE AND POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT, IF CORROSION IS FOUND. MODEL 2013-15 FUSION, MKZ HYBRID. *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

Engine, Exhaust and emissions

Vehicles listed
FORD FUSION	2013, 2014, 2015
FORD FUSION HYBRID	2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID	2013, 2014, 2015 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
2017184	2017-03-29. Engine
17V209000	2017-03-27. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
12V551000	2012-12-03. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2012399	2012-11-30. Engine

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

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