Service bulletin SSM 50395

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10207116
Published by NHTSA	2022-02-04
Manufacturer's number	SSM 50395
Manufacturer's date	2022-01-14
NHTSA component	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER; EQUIPMENT; STEERING:STEERING WHEEL /HANDLE BAR:HAND HEATER/COOLER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

NHTSA's summary

Some 2016 Explorer vehicles equipped with factory remote start (on the key fob) may exhibit erratic operation of the climate control seats and/or heated steering wheel during a remote start event. Examples of this may include: cooled seats when the last setting commanded heated seats, inoperative/deactivated heated steering wheel, etc. This may be due to a software concern within the HVAC control module. To correct this condition, update the HVAC control module to the latest software level using the latest version of the IDS service scan tool. For claiming use causal part number 19980 and refer to applicable labor times found in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Electrical system, Equipment and accessories, Seats, Steering, Software

Vehicles listed
FORD EXPLORER	2016
FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPT	2016 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

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