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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.

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SSM 470312018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. For 2018 EcoSport vehicles without tailgate mounted spare tire, the four M4 (4.8x20mm) screws provided inside the loose items plastic bag are not suitable to attach the license plate to the tailgate. The license plate attachment to tailgate will require two M6 (6.3x16mm) screws which are not shipped with the vehicles. For these vehicles, use M6 screws, part number N807572-S439 (two required). Note: This license plate hardware is also common with other Ford products - Fiesta, Focus, Taurus, Escape, Edge, Flex. For Vehicles with front license plate or vehicles with tailgate-mounted spare tire - Rear license plate attached to fascia panel - use the M4 screws supplied.
SSM 472492018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. Some 2018 EcoSport vehicles equipped with remote start may exhibit an intermittent remote start/stall condition during the first remote start attempt. The vehicle should remote start normally after the second attempt. Do not attempt any repairs at this time. Engineering is investigating, monitor OASIS for updates.
SSM 472012018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Replacing the original equipment SYNC/Navigation system with either an aftermarket SYNC/Navigation kit or modifying original SYNC/Navigation parts to provide additional features is not recommended nor supported on any Ford, Mercury or Lincoln vehicle. Only approved Genuine Ford accessories or originally installed systems are supported and certified to function correctly with other vehicle systems. If you suspect a system has been modified, the following resources can be used to verify original equipment: Monroney Label (Window Sticker), Professional Technician Society (PTS) OASIS tab select SYNC or HVBOM. For Genuine Ford accessories use: PTS Workshop Tab select Dealer Installed Accessory or Accessory Installation.
SSM 471712018-05-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. Some 2016-2018 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with SYNC 3 and connected to an iPhone recently upgraded to iOS 11.2.5 may exhibit functional concerns where USB audio playback and App Link will not operate. This may also include, under certain conditions, no Bluetooth streaming. Apple has released iOS 11.2.6 to address this concern. Advise the customer to update the device to iOS 11.2.6 and re-evaluate before performing any diagnosis or repairs for this condition. To check the iOS software level on an Apple iOS device, select Settings > General > About on the device.

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