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Service bulletin SSM-45815

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 id10078988
Published by NHTSA2016-08-30
Manufacturer's numberSSM-45815
Manufacturer's date2016-05-11
NHTSA componentEQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

NHTSA's summary

AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) INOPERATIVE - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0645

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

Equipment and accessories, Heating and air conditioning, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transmission control module

Trouble codes named

P0645

Vehicles listed
FORD FIESTA2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
FORD FLEX2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
FORD FOCUS2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
FORD FUSION2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
FORD MUSTANG2015, 2016
FORD STRIPPED CHASSIS2015 to 2016
FORD TAURUS2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
FORD TRANSIT2015, 2016
LINCOLN MKC2015, 2016
LINCOLN MKS2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
LINCOLN MKT2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
LINCOLN MKZ2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR2012, 2013, 2014, 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
22V4130002022-06-10. POWER TRAIN:SHIFT LINKAGE/CABLE/ROD; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
19V3620002019-05-13. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
18V4710002018-07-16. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
16V2480002016-04-27. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
14V7360002014-11-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
13V5940002013-11-25. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13V5230002013-10-30. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
12V1900002012-05-03. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

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
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20B23-S12020-09-02. Service bulletin. In some of the affected vehicles, customer may report erratic shifting, missed gear shifting, vibration, and check engine light illumination with one or more of the following codes P0809, P0805, P087A, P087B, P0806, P0900, or P090D, due to the clutch actuator motor failure.
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