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Service bulletin SSM-45793

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 id10078977
Published by NHTSA2016-08-29
Manufacturer's numberSSM-45793
Manufacturer's date2016-05-03
NHTSA componentSEATS

NHTSA's summary

REPLACEMENT SEAT BACK REMAINS FOLDED IF NOT INSTALLED, NORMAL OPERATION

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 TRANSIT CONNECT2014, 2015, 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
20202312020-05-27. 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
TSB 22-21142022-03-29. Service bulletin. This article supersedes TSB 20-2047 to update the model years affected. Some 2013-2022 Transit Connect vehicles built on or after 1-Jan-2013 may exhibit a condition where either section of the second row seat is stuck or difficult to fold or unfold. This may be due to a misrouted cable or a cable that is in need of adjustment. It may be necessary to reduce the cable end fitting length. It is not necessary to install a new second row seat.
TSB 20-20472020-03-03. Service bulletin. Some 2013-2020 Transit Connect vehicles built on or after 1-Jan-2013 may exhibit a condition where either section of the second row seat is stuck or difficult to fold or unfold. This may be due to a misrouted cable or a cable that is in need of adjustment. It may be necessary to reduce the cable end fitting length. It is not necessary to install a new second row seat.
tsb18-21792018-09-10. Service bulletin. This article supersedes TSB 18-2084 to update the Service Procedure. Some 2013-2018 Transit Connect vehicles built on 1-Jan-2013 and through 5-Jan-2018 may exhibit a condition where either section of the second row seat is stuck or difficult to fold or unfold. This may be due to a misrouted cable or a cable that is in need of adjustment. It may be necessary to reduce the cable end fitting length. It is not necessary to install a new second row seat. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition.
TSB18-20842018-05-21. Service bulletin. Some 2013-2018 Transit Connect vehicles built on 9-Jan-2013 and through 5-Jan-2018 may exhibit a condition where the second row seat is stuck or difficult to fold or unfold. This may be due to a misrouted cable or a cable in need of adjustment. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition.
15B142015-07-29. Service bulletin. THIS TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER LETTER. SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON LETTER. BULLETIN INFORMATION INVOLVING 2014-2015 TRANSIT CONNECT WAGONS THIRD ROW SEAT REMOVAL. *LJ