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Service bulletins for the 2017 Ford Fusion

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.

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

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SSM 462662017-03-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); POWER TRAIN. THE 2017 POWERTRAIN CONTROL/EMISSIONS DIAGNOSIS (PC/ED) MANUAL HAS BEEN REVISED FOR DIAGNOSING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODIES (ETBS). FOR ALL ETB CONCERNS, THE APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. IF A CONCERN IS INTERMITTENT AND NO DTCS ARE PRESENT, REFER TO HISTORICAL DTCS AND THE PC/ED, SECTION 3 NO DTCS PRESENT INDEX CHART FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
16B352017-02-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). CERTAIN 2016-2017 MODEL YEAR C-MAX AND FUSION ENERGI VEHICLES - REPROGRAM POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE.
SSM 460222017-02-23. Service bulletin. STEERING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHEN HOOKING UP THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION MODULE (VCM) AND INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) TO THE DLC LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE GWM, MAKE SURE THAT THE IGNITION IS OFF BEFORE CONNECTING TO IDS. IF THE IGNITION IS ON OR THE ENGINE IS RUNNING DURING THE HOOK UP, IT CAN RESULT IN VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS), NO START OR NO CRANK CONDITIONS OR THE CLUSTER 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 REINSTALL WITH THE IGNITION OFF. CLEAR ANY DTCS PRESENT AND RETEST.
SSM 460152017-02-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME 2017 FUSION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A ROTARY DIAL GSM AND BUILT ON OR BEFORE 8/9/2016 MAY EXPERIENCE A NO CRANK/NO START CONDITION ALONG WITH DTCS P0915 AND/OR P0814. THESE CODES SET WHEN THE GSM EXPERIENCES LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE AT START UP. CHARGE THE BATTERY TO A FULL STATE OF CHARGE OF 12.5 VOLTS OR HIGHER. CLEAR DTC'S. REPROGRAM THE GSM TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION USING IDS RELEASE 101.05 OR HIGHER. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WHEN ENTERING MODULE PROGRAMMING TO OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATES. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM. USE CAUSAL PART 7D443 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS IN SECTION 10 OF THE SLTS MANUAL.
SSM 459842017-02-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME 2017 FUSION SE FLEET VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC MAY HAVE A RIGHT SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY WHICH IS BLANK AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO INPUTS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. FOR FLEET VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH THIS BUILD COMBINATION, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT CONFIGURABLE AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO INPUTS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MAKE REPAIRS FOR THIS CONDITION.
SSM 459682017-02-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME 2016 ESCAPE/MKC/FIESTA/F150/EXPEDITION/NAVIGATOR/MUSTANG /TRANSIT/FOCUS/C-MAX/MKX/TAURUS/MKS/FLEX/MKT/EDGE AND 2017 ESCAPE/EXPLORER/MKC/FUSION AND MKZ VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC 3 MIGHT EXHIBIT A BLANK SCREEN OR OTHER VARIOUS SYNC SYMPTOMS ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN TRANSPORT MODE. ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND IT IS CONSIDERED NORMAL DUE TO THE POWER SAVING FEATURES ENABLED WHILE IN TRANSPORTATION MODE. IT IS BENEFICIAL TO EXTENDED BATTERY LIFE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT MODE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PREPPED FOR SALE. IF THE VEHICLE SHOULD EXHIBIT A BLANK SCREEN OR OTHER SYNC SYMPTOMS AFTER IT HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF TRANSPORT MODE, REFER TO WORKSHOP MANUAL, SECTION 415-00 FOR NORMAL DIAGNOSIS. THE SYNC VERSION CAN BE CONFIRMED VIA OASIS.
SSM 459332017-02-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME 2017 FUSION VEHICLES BUILT ON AND BEFORE 5/15/2016 MAY HAVE A LOOSE CONTENT LIST WHICH INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SMOKERS PACKAGE. THIS CONTENTS LIST IS INCORRECT. THE SMOKERS PACKAGE IS NOT A FACTORY OPTION ON 2017 FUSION VEHICLES.
SSM 459262017-02-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 2013-2017 FUSION/ESCAPE/MKZ (EXCLUDING 3.7L), 2015-2016 EDGE/EXPLORER (EXCLUDING 3.5L/3.7L), 2015-2016 MKC, AND 2016 MKX VEHICLES (EXCLUDING 3.7L) EQUIPPED WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) MAY EXHIBIT A LEAKING PASSENGER SIDE POWER TRANSFER UNIT (PTU) HALFSHAFT/LINKSHAFT SEAL. THIS MAY BE DUE TO A WORN PTU BUSHING. THE PTU BUSHING CAN NOW BE REPAIRED WITHOUT PTU REPLACEMENT. THE ONLINE WSM IS BEING UPDATED FOR ALL LISTED VEHICLES.REFER TO THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BUSHING REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION IN WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM), SECTION 308-07. THE PROCEDURE IS THE SAME FOR ALL VEHICLES. IF THE PROCEDURE IS NOT PUBLISHED FOR THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICED CHECK THE WSM OF ANOTHER LISTED VEHICLE. BUSHING PART NUMBER IS F2GZ-63600A58A. THE PARTS CATALOG IS BEING UPDATED TO INCLUDE THIS BUSHING.
TSB16-01002017-02-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SOME 2017 FUSION PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (PHEV) BUILT ON 5/9/2016 AND THROUGH 6/14/2016 AND 2016 C-MAX PHEV VEHICLES BUILT ON 4/27/2016 AND THROUGH 6/14/2016 MAY EXHIBIT A NO-START CONDITION, ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0AA4. REPROGRAM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) TO THE LATEST LEVEL USING THE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) SOFTWARE 101.02 OR LATER. THE SECONDARY ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC MODULE C (SOBDMC) WILL AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE IF IT IS NOT AT THE LATEST CALIBRATION LEVEL. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WHEN ENTERING MODULE PROGRAMMING TO OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATES. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM.
16B272017-02-10. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. CERTAIN 2017 MODEL YEAR FUSION TITANIUM, PLATINUM, SPORT, SE WITH LUXURY PACKAGE, AND ENERGI VEHICLES - HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT
SSM 461322017-02-10. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. SOME 2008-2017 FORD/MERCURY/LINCOLN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC MAY GENERATE A VHR THAT IDENTIFIES A CONCERN WITH THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION CATEGORY INDICATING SERVICE IS REQUIRED DUE TO A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LAMP BEING ILLUMINATED. IF THE PARK BRAKE WAS APPLIED WHEN THE VHR WAS GATHERING DATA FROM THE MAJOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS, THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION MESSAGE WILL BE REPORTED AS THE VHR LOOKS FOR ANY WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. RERUN THE VHR WITH THE ENGINE ON AND VEHICLE IN PARK, AND ENSURE THE PARK BRAKE IS DISENGAGED. IF THE SYNC VHR IS STILL REPORTING A CONCERN TO THE CUSTOMERS SYNC OWNERS ACCOUNT, REFER TO THE APPROPRIATE WORKSHOP MANUAL SECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS BY DTC OR SYMPTOM. STARTING IN 2015 NOT ALL SYNC EQUIPPED VEHICLES SUPPORT VHR, REFER TO THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR VHR OPERATION.
SSM 461582017-02-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. THE 2017 POWERTRAIN CONTROL/EMISSIONS DIAGNOSIS (PC/ED) MANUAL HAS BEEN REVISED FOR DIAGNOSING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODIES (ETBS). FOR ALL ETB CONCERNS, THE APPROPRIATE DIAGNOSTIC MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. IF A CONCERN IS INTERMITTENT AND NO DTCS ARE PRESENT, REFER TO HISTORICAL DTCS AND THE PC/ED, SECTION 3 NO DTCS PRESENT INDEX CHART FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
SSM 461532017-02-09. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS. SETTING THE CORRECT TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE IS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE PRE-DELIVERY PROCESS AND DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE INTERVALS. RECENT CUSTOMER CLINICS REVEALED THAT MOST EVERY VEHICLE IN THE CLINICS HAD THE TIRE PRESSURES SET INCORRECTLY. TIRE PRESSURES FROM THE FACTORY ARE NOT SET TO THE CORRECT SPECIFICATION. MAINTAINING THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE IS KEY TO THE RIDE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE AND AFFECTS RIDE QUALITY, HANDLING, LOAD CAPACITY AND TIRE WEAR. THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE SETTINGS CAN BE FOUND ON THE TIRE INFORMATION LABEL IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR JAM. DO NOT USE THE TIRE PRESSURES LISTED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES. MAINTAINING THE TIRE PRESSURE IS PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE. IT SHOULD BE RECHECKED MONTHLY, PER THE OWNER GUIDE AND DURING THE RECOMMENDED TIRE ROTATION INTERVALS.
SSM 461512017-02-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME 2016-2017 FORD AND LINCOLN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC 3 AND NAVIGATION MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC LISTING IS NOT LOADING BUT ALL REMAINING TRAVEL LINK FEATURES OPERATE PROPERLY. SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH NAVIGATION, ONLY IN SELECT MARKETS AND REQUIRES AN ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION TO SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC INFORMATION. IF SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC WILL NOT LOAD ATTEMPT THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE. TURN THE IGNITION OFF, OPEN AND CLOSE THE DRIVERS DOOR, WAIT FOR 3 MINUTES, THEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE TO OBTAIN A CLEAR VIEW OF THE SKY. SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC SHOULD RECOVER. IF SIRIUSXM TRAFFIC DOES NOT RECOVER CONTINUE TO MONITOR OASIS FOR FUTURE UPDATES. ENGINEERING IS AWARE OF THIS CONCERN AND NO COMPONENT REPLACEMENT OR ANY SOFTWARE RE-FLASHES SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT THIS TIME. THE SYNC VERSION CAN BE CONFIRMED VIA OASIS.
SSM 461462017-02-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. SOME 2017 FUSION VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 20-SEP-2016 MAY EXHIBIT A SLOW TO UPDATE FUEL GAUGE, ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE READING, INACCURATE DISTANCE TO EMPTY, AND/OR A FUEL GAUGE THAT DROPS FAST AFTER A REFUELING EVENT, WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) STORED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) SOFTWARE USING IDS SOFTWARE 102.04 OR HIGHER. FOLLOW THE IDS ON-SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE THE REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURE. AFTER REPROGRAMING, PERFORM AN AS-BUILT CONFIGURATION OF THE IPC. CLEAR ALL DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) AFTER PROGRAMMING. USE CAUSAL PART 10849 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS FROM SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS SLTS) MANUAL. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM.
SSM 461322017-02-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. SOME 2008-2017 FORD/MERCURY/LINCOLN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SYNC MAY GENERATE A VHR THAT IDENTIFIES A CONCERN WITH THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION CATEGORY INDICATING SERVICE IS REQUIRED DUE TO A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LAMP BEING ILLUMINATED. IF THE PARK BRAKE WAS APPLIED WHEN THE VHR WAS GATHERING DATA FROM THE MAJOR VEHICLE SYSTEMS, THE BRAKES AND SUSPENSION MESSAGE WILL BE REPORTED AS THE VHR LOOKS FOR ANY WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. RERUN THE VHR WITH THE ENGINE ON AND VEHICLE IN PARK, AND ENSURE THE PARK BRAKE IS DISENGAGED. IF THE SYNC VHR IS STILL REPORTING A CONCERN TO THE CUSTOMERS SYNC OWNERS ACCOUNT, REFER TO THE APPROPRIATE WORKSHOP MANUAL SECTION FOR DIAGNOSIS BY DTC OR SYMPTOM. STARTING IN 2015 NOT ALL SYNC EQUIPPED VEHICLES SUPPORT VHR, REFER TO THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR VHR OPERATION.
SSM 461282017-02-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME 2017 MKZ AND FUSION VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MEMORY SEATS AND BUILT ON OR BEFORE 6/3/2016 MAY EXHIBIT A DISCHARGED BATTERY OR A BATTERY DRAIN CONDITION. BEFORE PERFORMING NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS, REPROGRAM THE DRIVER DOOR MODULE (DDM) TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION USING THE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) VERSION 102.02 OR HIGHER. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WHEN ENTERING MODULE PROGRAMMING TO OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATES. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM. USE CAUSAL PART 14B291 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS FROM SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS (SLTS)MANUAL.
SSM 461182017-02-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. WHEN HOOKING UP THE VEHICLE COMMUNICATION MODULE (VCM) AND INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (IDS) TO THE DLC LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN AT THE GWM, MAKE SURE THAT THE IGNITION IS OFF BEFORE CONNECTING TO IDS. IF THE IGNITION IS ON OR THE ENGINE IS RUNNING DURING THE HOOK UP, IT CAN RESULT IN VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS BEING ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS), NO START OR NO CRANK CONDITIONS OR THE CLUSTER 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 REINSTALL WITH THE IGNITION OFF. CLEAR ANY DTCS PRESENT AND RETEST.
SSM 461092017-02-04. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. SOME 2017 FUSION/MKZ VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 18-AUG-2016 MAY EXHIBIT AN AIR BAG LAMP. CONNECT THE IDS AND CHECK THE RCM FOR DTCS. IF DTC U3000, U2100, U2101, U2300, U0455, U0452, B0080, B141B, B141C, B0054, B140C, B140D, B0057, B140E, AND/OR B140F ARE STORED IN THE RCM, REPROGRAM THE RCM TO THE LATEST LEVEL USING IDS RELEASE 102.03 OR HIGHER. AFTER REPROGRAMING, PERFORM AN AS-BUILT CONFIGURATION OF THE RCM. SELECT NO WHEN ASKED IF YOU WERE SENT HERE BY AN ARTICLE. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WHEN ENTERING MODULE PROGRAMMING TO OBTAIN THE LATEST UPDATES. USE THE APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATION IN SECTION 10 OF THE SERVICE LABOR TIME STANDARDS MANUAL AND CAUSAL PART 14B321 WHEN CLAIMING THIS REPAIR. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM
TSB-16-00922016-09-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SOME 2017 FUSION HYBRID AND ENERGI VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 5/20/2016 MAY EXHIBIT A CONCERN WHERE THE NEUTRAL TOW ENABLE/DISABLE SELECTION IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) MESSAGE CENTER MENU IS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE IS A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND IPC CALIBRATION AVAILABLE.
SSM-458092016-08-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SYNC 3 ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE (APIM) DTCS U3000 OR B108E OR U1A00
SSM-458062016-08-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO - AUDIO CUTS OUT/NO SIGNAL

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