# Service bulletin SSM 46817

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10119672
- Published by NHTSA: 2017\-10\-21
- Manufacturer's number: SSM 46817
- Manufacturer's date: 2017\-09\-14
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

## NHTSA's summary

Some 2017 F\-Super Duty vehicles that have been upfitted with aftermarket battery connections to the primary and/or secondary battery terminals may exhibit smoke from instrument panel due to a damaged audio unit ground circuit insulation and/or audio unit antenna cable. This may be caused by intermittent contact of the battery positive terminal to the vehicle hood by the aftermarket upfitter battery connections. If found, reference special vehicle engineering \(SVE\) bulletin Q\-277 located on the body builder advisory service \(BBAS\) website, using the link at the bottom of https://www.fleet.ford.com. Disconnect all upfitted battery connections and contact the upfitter regarding proper placement and isolation of battery connections per the SVE bulletin guidance. Repairs required as a result of upfitter modifications are non\-warrantable.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10119672-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2017/MC-10119672-0001.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Electrical system, 12\-volt battery

## Vehicles listed

- FORD FORD

JSON: [/v1/bulletins/10119672](/v1/bulletins/10119672)

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