Service bulletin ASI-45179

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	10074795
Published by NHTSA	2016-06-22
Manufacturer's number	ASI-45179
Manufacturer's date	2015-06-01
NHTSA component	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

NHTSA's summary

SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

The document

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Components

Equipment and accessories

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER	2016

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
25V685000	2025-10-10. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER

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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