Service bulletins for the 2016 Ford Transit
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.
233 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SSM-45815 | 2016-08-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) INOPERATIVE - DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0645 |
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| SSM-45809 | 2016-08-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SYNC 3 ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE (APIM) DTCS U3000 OR B108E OR U1A00 |
| TSB-16-0084 | 2016-08-29. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME 2015-2016 TRANSIT VEHICLES BUILT ON 8/1/2015 AND THROUGH 2/1/2016 MAY EXHIBIT A FRONT DOOR THAT DOES NOT OPEN WHEN USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE AND REQUIRES A SECOND ATTEMPT. |
| TSB-16-0081 | 2016-08-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SOME 2015-2016 TRANSIT VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 2/15/2016 MAY EXHIBIT CONTACT BETWEEN THE FRONT DOOR AND FENDER. THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE FRONT DOOR CHECK ARM ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN FAR ENOUGH TO BEN THE DOOR HINGES AFTER REPEATED FULL DOOR OPENINGS. |
| 16U11 | 2016-07-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. In some of the affected vehicles, the engine coolant to water concentration may be less than specification. Low coolant concentration could result in reduced cooling system freeze protection, reduced corrosion resistance, heater and radiator performance degradation, and water pump noise or leaks. |
| 16U11 | 2016-07-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. Coolant Concentration Adjustment In some of the affected vehicles, the engine coolant to water concentration may be less than specification. Low coolant concentration could result in reduced cooling system freeze protection, reduced corrosion resistance, heater and radiator performance degradation, and water pump noise or leaks. |
| 16-0051 | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. BROKEN INTERIOR SLIDING DOOR HANDLE - BUILT ON OR BEFORE 1/4/2016 ISSUE Some 2015-2016 Transit vehicles built on or before 1/4/2016 may experience a broken interior sliding door handle due to the sliding door lower roller assembly. SERVICE PROCEDURE 1. Does the vehicle have a broken interior sliding door handle? a. Yes - proceed to Step 2. b. No - this article does not apply. 2. Replace the interior sliding door handle. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 501-14. 3. Replace the sliding door lower roller assembly. Refer to WSM, Section 501-03. BROKEN INTERIOR SLIDING DOOR HANDLE - BUILT ON OR BEFORE 1/4/2016 TSB 16-0051 a. To help maintain original door adjustment, do not remove the angle bracket from the sliding door. (Figures 1 and 2) b. Tighten the sliding door lower roller assembly to angle bracket nuts to 30 N•m (24 lb-ft). 4. With the sliding door latched in the fully open position, check the latch in the lower roller for binding on the striker; the latch should have some free play. Adjust the striker as required. |
| 16-0038 | 2016-06-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE. 3.5L GTDI - ILLUMINATED MIL - DTC P0011, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021 AND/OR P0025 - UNDER 3200 KM (2000 MILES) Some 2016 F-150, Expedition, Navigator and Transit vehicles equipped with a 3.5L gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with less than 3200 Km (2000 miles) may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0011, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021 and /or P0025 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM) memory. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.