# Service bulletin 16\-0051

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10075281
- Published by NHTSA: 2016\-06\-22
- Manufacturer's number: 16\-0051
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-03\-23
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

## NHTSA's summary

BROKEN INTERIOR SLIDING DOOR HANDLE \- BUILT ON OR BEFORE 1/4/2016 ISSUE Some 2015\-2016 Transit vehicles built on or before 1/4/2016 may experience a broken interior sliding door handle due to the sliding door lower roller assembly. SERVICE PROCEDURE 1. Does the vehicle have a broken interior sliding door handle? a. Yes \- proceed to Step 2. b. No \- this article does not apply. 2. Replace the interior sliding door handle. Refer to Workshop Manual \(WSM\), Section 501\-14. 3. Replace the sliding door lower roller assembly. Refer to WSM, Section 501\-03. BROKEN INTERIOR SLIDING DOOR HANDLE \- BUILT ON OR BEFORE 1/4/2016 TSB 16\-0051 a. To help maintain original door adjustment, do not remove the angle bracket from the sliding door. \(Figures 1 and 2\) b. Tighten the sliding door lower roller assembly to angle bracket nuts to 30 N•m \(24 lb\-ft\). 4. With the sliding door latched in the fully open position, check the latch in the lower roller for binding on the striker; the latch should have some free play. Adjust the striker as required.

## 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

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 2015 to 2016 FORD TRANSIT

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2017179](/recalls/tc/2017179.md), 2017-03-29: Structure
- [2014333](/recalls/tc/2014333.md), 2014-08-06: Structure
- [14V483000](/recalls/nhtsa/14V483000.md), 2014-08-06: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SSM 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the body control module \(BCM\). The Factory Keyless Entry Code application within the diagnostic scan tool will not provide an applicable master code for the accessory wireless keypad. If the wallet card for an accessory keypad is not available, the "Wireless RF Keypad Diagnosis Guide" can be referenced and provides direction on how to retrieve the master code. This guide is located under the Workshop Manual tab \> Accessories \> Installation \> Wireless RF Keypad Diagnosis Guide \> PPT C \> Step C2.\<br /\>\<br /\> Note: The only available keypad for some vehicles from the assembly plant is the accessory wireless keyless entry keypad. The integrated wired keypad cannot be installed on vehicles not equipped from the factory with a wired keyless entry k
- [TSB 22\-2321](/bulletins/10218620.md), 2022-08-23, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT. Some 2015\-2022 Transit vehicles may experience a snap, click and/or pop noise from the door check when opening/closing the front door\(s\). This may be due to a cracked/broken door check and/or fastener. To correct the condition, follow the Service Procedure to inspect/replace the front door check and/or fastener.
- [TSB160051](/bulletins/10205016.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Broken interior sliding door handle \- Built on or before 01/04/2016
- [Service](/bulletins/10204994.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; STEERING; VISIBILITY; STRUCTURE. Online automotive service information system for March 2016
- [TSB160001](/bulletins/10204987.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ENGINE; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN; AIR BAGS; STRUCTURE. 49 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications \- March 2016 Air bag warning light illuminated with diagnostic trouble code \(DTC\) B141B and/or B141C
- [LTR3756](/bulletins/10204986.md), 2021-12-20, Service bulletin: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; AIR BAGS; ENGINE; STRUCTURE; POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 49 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications \- January 2016
- [SSM 49665](/bulletins/10189565.md), 2021-03-31, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Some 2015\-2021 Transit vehicles may experience difficulty opening and/or closing the manual sliding door that will require sliding door adjustment. When performing the sliding door adjustment procedure in Workshop Manual \(WSM\), Section 501\-03, use the following updated torque specs. Step 12 = 70 Nm \(52 ft\-lb\). Step 27 = 40 Nm \(30 ft\-lb\). In step 18, apply Motorcraft Threadlock 262 \(TA\-26\) to the nut before torqueing. The WSM is in the process of being updated to include these revisions.
- [TSB 20\-2341](/bulletins/10180681.md), 2020-10-05, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Some 2015\-2020 Transit high roof bus/passenger wagon vehicles may experience a loose or unseated headliner at the C and/or C 1/2 pillar\(s\) causing visible gaps. This may be due to a lack of retention capability of the headliner locator tabs to the pillar block pins. To correct the condition, install repair coupons to the headliner and replace the headliner air conditioning \(A/C\) vent foam gaskets.
- [TSB 19\-2108](/bulletins/10159461.md), 2019-05-06, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE. Some 2015\-2019 Transit High\-Roof Bus/Passenger Wagon vehicles may experience a loose or unseated headliner at the C and/or C 1/2 pillar\(s\) causing visible gaps. This may be due to a lack of retention capability of the headliner locator tabs to the pillar block pins. To correct the condition, install repair coupons to the headliner and replace the headliner A/C vent foam gaskets.
- [SSM 47874](/bulletins/10156593.md), 2019-04-03, Service bulletin: STRUCTURE; SUSPENSION. When removing and installing a 2015\-2019 Transit front subframe, the cage nuts located in the body of the vehicle may become damaged. If the nut spins in its cage when removing or installing the attachment bolts, the nut can be held with a socket through an access hole in the vehicles frame member. It may be necessary to bend the tabs of the cage up and away from the nut to allow socket placement. The cage nut has been released as a service part \(CK4Z\-61105A38\-A\) and can be replaced if damaged. The replacement nut can be removed from its cage and installed in the vehicle's original cage. It is not required to replace the cage as it is welded to the interior of the vehicles frame member.

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