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Service bulletins for the 2018 Ford Ecosport

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.

95 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

About P166A on the 2018 Ford Ecosport: what the code means, and the bulletins and recalls about the same components.

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SSM 478032019-04-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some 2018 EcoSport vehicles equipped with a dealer installed remote start feature and built on or before 20-Mar-2018 may exhibit an intermittent illuminated wrench indicator lamp along with DTC P166A and a See Manual message on the information display in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). This may be due to the key takeover process being initiated during the remote start session. Reprogram the body control module (BCM) using the latest software version of the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. This message does not include vehicles in FSA 18B07 equipped with SYNC connect or factory invoiced accessories (FIA) remote start. For claiming, use causal part 14G490 and applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.
SSM 478032019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some 2018 EcoSport vehicles equipped with a dealer installed remote start feature and built on or before 20-Mar-2018 may exhibit an intermittent illuminated wrench indicator lamp along with DTC P166A and a See Manual message on the information display in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). This may be due to the key takeover process being initiated during the remote start session. Reprogram the body control module (BCM) using the latest software version of the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. This message does not include vehicles in FSA 18B07 equipped with SYNC connect or factory invoiced accessories (FIA) remote start. For claiming, use causal part 14G490 and applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.
SSM 476212018-11-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Some 2018 EcoSport vehicles equipped with a dealer installed remote start feature may exhibit an intermittent illuminated wrench indicator lamp along with DTC P166A and a See Manual message on the information display in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). This may be due to the key takeover process being initiated during the remote start session. Reprogram the body control module (BCM) using the Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS). Make sure you are connected to the internet when entering module programming to obtain the latest updates. This message does not include vehicles in FSA 18B07 equipped with SYNC connect or Factory Invoiced Accessories (FIA) remote start. For claiming, use causal part 14G490 and applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.
SSM 471542018-05-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Some 2018 EcoSport vehicles equipped with a dealer installed remote start feature may exhibit an intermittent illuminated wrench indicator lamp along with DTC P166A and a See Manual message on the information display in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). This may be due to the key takeover process being initiated during the remote start session. Reprogram the body control module (BCM) using the Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS). Make sure you are connected to the internet when entering module programming to obtain the latest updates. This message does not include vehicles in FSA 18B07 equipped with SYNC connect or Factory Invoiced Accessories (FIA) remote start. For claiming, use causal part 14G490 and applicable labor operations in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.
SSM 470772018-05-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY. Some 2018 EcoSport vehicles equipped with a Factory Invoiced Accessories (FIA)remote start feature or SYNC connect may exhibit an intermittent illuminated wrench indicator lamp along with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P166A and a See Manual message on the information display in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). This may be due to the key takeover process being initiated during the remote start session. This DTC does not affect normal functionality of the vehicle. The wrench indicator lamp may be cancelled after an ignition key cycle is performed. Do not attempt any repairs at this time. Engineering is investigating, monitor OASIS for updates.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.