# Service bulletin Service

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: 10204994
- Published by NHTSA: 2021\-12\-20
- Manufacturer's number: Service
- Manufacturer's date: 2016\-03\-01
- NHTSA component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; STEERING; VISIBILITY; STRUCTURE

## NHTSA's summary

Online automotive service information system for March 2016

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10204994-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10204994-9999.pdf)

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

## Components

Body and frame, Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Glass, wipers and mirrors, Steering

## Vehicles listed

- 2013 to 2016 FORD C\-MAX
- 2013 to 2016 FORD C\-MAX ENERGI
- 2012 to 2016 FORD EDGE
- 2016 FORD ESCAPE
- 2015 to 2016 FORD F\-150
- 2015 to 2016 FORD FIESTA
- 2013 to 2015 FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC
- 2013 to 2016 FORD FUSION ENERGI
- 2013 to 2016 FORD FUSION HYBRID
- 2015 to 2016 FORD MUSTANG
- 2016 FORD TRANSIT
- 2015 to 2016 LINCOLN MKC
- 2012 to 2014 LINCOLN MKX

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [26V011000](/recalls/nhtsa/26V011000.md), 2026-01-15: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
- [2026005](/recalls/tc/2026005.md), 2026-01-09: Electrical
- [2026004](/recalls/tc/2026004.md), 2026-01-09: Electrical
- [2025554](/recalls/tc/2025554.md), 2025-10-10: Electrical
- [25V685000](/recalls/nhtsa/25V685000.md), 2025-10-10: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
- [2025449](/recalls/tc/2025449.md), 2025-09-03: Visual System
- [2025224](/recalls/tc/2025224.md), 2025-04-24: Visual System
- [2024779](/recalls/tc/2024779.md), 2024-12-20: Visual System
- [2023310](/recalls/tc/2023310.md), 2023-05-29: Electrical
- [2022070](/recalls/tc/2022070.md), 2022-02-16: Visual System

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [25H05 S1](/bulletins/11031792.md), 2026-04-30, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Harvest Program 25H05 – Supplement \#1 Certain 2011\-2021 Model Year Vehicles Software Verification Harvest Program
- [25N15 S1](/bulletins/11031781.md), 2026-04-30, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Customer Satisfaction Program 25N15 \- Supplement \#1 Certain 2015\-2019 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Inspection For One\-Time Replacement
- [SSM 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:BODY; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless entry keypad systems may or may not come with a wallet card containing the master code. Unlike the integrated wired keypad, the accessory wireless keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool or from the label printed on the body control module \(BCM\). The Factory Keyless Entry Code application within the diagnostic scan tool will not provide an applicable master code for the accessory wireless keypad. If the wallet card for an accessory keypad is not available, the "Wireless RF Keypad Diagnosis Guide" can be referenced and provides direction on how to retrieve the master code. This guide is located under the Workshop Manual tab \> Accessories \> Installation \> Wireless RF Keypad Diagnosis Guide \> PPT C \> Step C2.\<br /\>\<br /\> Note: The only available keypad for some vehicles from the assembly plant is the accessory wireless keyless entry keypad. The integrated wired keypad cannot be installed on vehicles not equipped from the factory with a wired keyless entry k
- [25N15](/bulletins/11027801.md), 2026-01-27, Other: VISIBILITY/WIPER. Certain 2015\-2019 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Inspection For One\-Time Replacemen
- [25N15](/bulletins/11026915.md), 2026-01-03, Other: VISIBILITY/WIPER; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Certain 2015\-2019 Model Year Multiple Vehicle Lines Rear View Camera Inspection For One\-Time Replacement
- [25H05](/bulletins/11026013.md), 2025-12-03, Other: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; UNKNOWN OR OTHER. This is a proactive investigation program by Ford Motor Company to inspect a limited number of affected vehicles that are customer\-owned. Ford is voluntarily conducting this program to evaluate the software currently installed on one or more electronic modules in the affected vehicles.
- [TSB 25\-2570](/bulletins/11025837.md), 2025-12-01, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This article supersedes TSB 24\-2165 to update the TSB Service Procedure. Some vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit various SYNC performance related concerns including but not limited to: Display operation concerns Navigation inoperative Voice recognition concerns Phone connection issues Dropped phone connections Applink related performance Travel Link not present or showing incorrect traffic Slow system response NOTE: Ford has found some of the APIMs replaced and returned for inspection contained an outdated software level and the APIM did not require replacement. The customer concern may have been resolved by updating the APIM with latest level of software. The SYNC 3 universal thumb drive will be able to update the APIM software without the use of a scan tool and does not require the process to be monitored. Ford will be monitoring APIM replacements to confirm TSB directed software updates have been performed.
- [SSM 54366](/bulletins/11025611.md), 2025-11-19, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some 2015\-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes \(DTCs\) P0011, P0012, P0014, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021, P0022, P0024 and/or P0025. Pinpoint test HK in the Powertrain Control and Emissions Diagnosis \(PC/ED\) or in Section 303\-14 of the Workshop Manual \(WSM\) has been updated to address this concern.
- [SSM 52476](/bulletins/10254138.md), 2024-05-03, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. All accessory stick\-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code. If the accessory keypad was factory installed, this card will be placed in the glove box and should be handed to the vehicles owner during initial delivery. Unlike the integrated \(wired\) factory keypad, the accessory keypad master code cannot be retrieved from the vehicle using a diagnostic scan tool. If the wallet card for an accessory keypad is lost, follow these steps to recover the code. Dealer Key Code access is granted through the Dealer Program Enrollment System \(DPES\); dealership management can authorize users. The authorized user must go to FMCDealer.com \> Parts and Service \> Parts Product Line Information \> Keys/Entry Devices \> Aftermarket Keyless Entry Keypad Code Access. Follow the instructions on the screen to obtain the master code for the accessory keypad.
- [TSB 23\-2433](/bulletins/10248371.md), 2024-01-05, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT. Some 2015\-2020 Mustang vehicles built on or before 30\-Aug\-2020 may exhibit a rattle like noise coming from the front seat. This may be due to the mating surface between the seat frame and floor pans. To correct this condition, follow the Service Procedure to clean the mating surface.

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