# Service bulletin 18B24

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: 10148743
- Published by NHTSA: 2018\-11\-19
- Manufacturer's number: 18B24
- Manufacturer's date: 2018\-10\-04
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

## NHTSA's summary

Certain 2018 Model Year Explorer And Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles Key Off Load Battery Drain Certain 2018 Model Year MKZ Hybrid Vehicles Equipped with the Magnetic Appearance Package \- Accelerator Pedal and Brake Pedal Cover Replacement

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10148743-9999.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10148743-0001.pdf)

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

## Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, 12\-volt battery

## Vehicles listed

- 2018 FORD EXPLORER
- 2018 LINCOLN MKZ

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [SSM 47070](/bulletins/10136592.md), 2018-05-14, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. When connecting the Vehicle Communication Module \(VCM\) and Integrated Diagnostic System \(IDS\) or Ford Diagnosis and Repair System \(FDRS\) to the DLC located on the driver side under the steering column at the GWM, make sure that the ignition is off before connecting the VCM. If the ignition is on or the engine is running during the connection, it can result in various warning lights being illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes \(DTCs\), no start or no crank conditions or the IPC inoperative. For Lincoln vehicles, this information is now listed in the Technical Inspection and Post Road Test Sections of ePDI on the PTS website. If a vehicle displays these issues, disconnect the equipment from the DLC and disconnect the vehicle battery. Wait 10 minutes and reinstall with the ignition off. Clear any DTCs present and retest.

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