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Service bulletin TSB 17-0015

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10095616
Published by NHTSA2017-03-17
Manufacturer's numberTSB 17-0015
Manufacturer's date2017-02-17
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

NHTSA's summary

SOME 2013-2016 C-MAX ENERGI VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT STALL/NO CRANK WITH A STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC), ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH BATTERY ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BECM) DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) U3012, P0B37 AND/OR SECONDARY ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC MODULE-C (SOBDM-C) P0A0A. FOLLOW THE SERVICE PROCEDURE STEPS TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.

The document

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Components

Electrical system, Starter

Trouble codes named

P0A0A, P0B37, U3012

Vehicles listed
FORD C-MAX2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SSM 461082017-02-04. Service bulletin. SOME 2013-2016 C-MAX PHEV VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN INTERMITTENT STALL/NO CRANK WITH A STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) WITH BATTERY ENERGY CONTROL MODULE (BECM) DTCS U3012,P0B37, AND/OR SECONDARY ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC MODULE C(SOBDMC) P0A0A. INSPECT LOW VOLTAGE INTERLOCK CIRCUITS, CYB03 AND CYB04 FOR AN INTERMITTENT SHORT TO GROUND. INSPECT THE CIRCUITS FOR WIRE CHAFING ON THE 10B689 HARNESS NEAR C4002 BETWEEN THE TRACTION BATTERY COVER PLATE AND THE TRACTION BATTERY, REMOVE THE AFFECTED CIRCUIT FROM THE CONNECTOR, APPLY HEAT SHRINK TUBING OVER THE CHAFED AREA OF THE CIRCUIT AND APPLY ANTI-ABRASION TAPE. SECURE THE 10B689 HARNESS TO PREVENT REPEAT OCCURRENCE. USE APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS FROM SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS (SLTS) MANUAL.
ASI-443892014-06-16. Service bulletin. FORD: DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) 01594 IS SET IN BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) AND NO OTHER CODES, AFTER REMOTE STARTING AND WITH A START STALL SYMPTOM, WITHIN 20 SECONDS. MODEL 2012-2014 FOCUS, 2013-2014 ESCAPE, C-MAX. *PE