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Service bulletins for the 2015 Lincoln MKC

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.

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

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SSM 459512017-02-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. SOME 2015-2017 MKC VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DSP MODULE MAY EXHIBIT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) B1A10, B1A11, B1045 AND/OR B13FD WITH NO OBSERVABLE AUDIO MALFUNCTION AFTER PERFORMING A DSP MODULE ON-DEMAND SELF TEST. IF ANY OF THESE DTCS ARE PRESENT, PERFORM THE SPEAKER WALK AROUND TEST. REFER TO BEZEL DIAGNOSTICS IN WORKSHOP MANUAL (WSM), SECTION 415-00. IF THE SPEAKER WALK AROUND TEST PASSES AND NO AUDIO SYSTEM MALFUNCTION IS OBSERVED DISREGARD THE DTC(S). THESE CODES CANNOT BE CLEARED FROM THE DSP MODULE. IF THE SPEAKER WALK AROUND TEST FAILS OR AN AUDIO SYSTEM MALFUNCTION IS OBSERVED CONTINUE WITH NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS. REFER TO WSM, SECTION 415-00.
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.
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 461552017-02-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SOME 2015-2017 MKC, 2016 MKX, AND 2016-2017 MKZ VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A TELEMATICS CONTROL UNIT (TCU) BUILT ON OR BEFORE 19-OCT-2016 MAY EXHIBIT LOSS OF FUNCTIONALITY OF REMOTE FEATURES VIA THE MYLINCOLN MOBILE APPLICATION. TO CORRECT THE CONDITION, PROGRAM THE TCU TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION USING IDS VERSION 102.03 OR HIGHER. MAKE SURE YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET WHEN ENTERING MODULE PROGRAMMING TO OBTAIN THE LATEST CALIBRATION. CALIBRATION FILES MAY ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.MOTORCRAFTSERVICE.COM. FOR 2015 MKC/MKZ VEHICLES MAKE SURE FSA 15N04 HAS BEEN COMPLETED PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING REPROGRAMMING. IF FSA 15N04 HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE TCU IS AT THE LATEST CALIBRATION, THEN REFER TO WSM, SECTION 415-00 FOR NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS. USE CAUSAL PART 14G229 AND APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATIONS IN SECTION 10 OF THE SLTS MANUAL
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 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 461292017-02-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. SOME 2013-2016 FUSION/ESCAPE/MKT/FLEX/MKS/TAURUS, 2015-2016 MKZ/MKC/EDGE AND 2016 MKX VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT VARIOUS RADIO CONCERNS INCLUDING: SPEAKER STATIC WITH KEY-OFF, NO AUDIO AFTER VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) U0184, NO VOLUME CONTROL, OR A STUCK CD WITH NO SLOT BLOCKAGE. PRIOR TO STARTING NORMAL DIAGNOSIS FOR ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS, VERIFY THE ACM IS AT THE LATEST CALIBRATION USING IDS VERSION 102.03 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 THE APPLICABLE LABOR OPERATION IN SECTION 11 OF THE SLTS MANUAL AND CAUSAL PART 18C869 WHEN CLAIMING THIS REPAIR.
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-458592016-09-24. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC); STEERING:COLUMN. 2015-2016 MKC - ACTIVE PARK ASSIST – INOPERATIVE STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS WITH STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC U0131
SSM-458582016-09-24. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 2015-2016 MKC - WITHOUT ACTIVE PARK ASSIST – INTERMITTENTLY INOPERATIVE STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS – BUILT ON OR BEFORE 2/15/2016
SSM-458382016-08-31. Service bulletin. TRAILER HITCHES; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE. INOPERATIVE HANDS-FREE LIFTGATE AFTER ADDITION OF TRAILER HITCH
SSM-458372016-08-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SQUEAKING/CREAKING NOISE LEFT REAR - BODY FLEX OR TWIST CONDITIONS: LOW SPEED TURNS, OVER BUMPS AND TURNS INTO DRIVEWAYS WITH INCLINES
SSM-458212016-08-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SIRI EYES FREE FUNCTIONAL ISSUES USING BLUETOOTH AND APPLE IOS 9.2 AND 9.2.1
SSM-458152016-08-30. 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
SSM-458102016-08-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKUP - VEHICLES IN STORAGE OR USED INFREQUENTLY
SSM-457972016-08-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; TIRES. DRIVE MINIMUM 15 MILES BEFORE DIAGNOSING TIRE VIBRATIONS
16-00452016-06-22. Service bulletin. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. 2.0L ECOBOOST - FUEL ODOR ISSUE Some 2013-2016 Escape, 2015-2016 MKC vehicles built on or before 12/15/2015, 2013-2016 Fusion, MKZ, 2013-2015 Explorer, 2013-2014 Focus ST and Edge vehicles equipped with 2.0L EcoBoost engines may exhibit fuel odor originating from the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) hose. SERVICE PROCEDURE 1. Is the vehicle a 2016 Escape or MKC? a. Yes - check the vehicle build date. Was the vehicle built on or before 12/15/2015? (1) Yes - proceed to Step 2. (2) No - this article does not apply. b. No - proceed to Step 2. 2. Inspect the PCV hose to make sure it is properly connected to the valve cover and the low pressure intake duct. a. For Escape and Focus ST vehicles remove the cowl panel grille to access the hose. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 501-02. b. For Edge vehicles remove the air cleaner outlet pipe to access the hose. Refer to WSM, Section 303-12. 3. Does the PCV hose exhibit a fuel smell or was the hose disconnected? a. Yes - replace hose and reassemble the vehicle. b. No - Refer to WSM, Section 303-13 for normal diagnosis.
16-00352016-06-22. Service bulletin. LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION; EQUIPMENT. BLIND SPOT INFORMATION SYSTEM (BLIS) - EXTENDED WARNING AFTER OBJECT LEAVES DETECTION AREA - BUILT ON OR BEFORE 4/6/2015 ISSUE Some 2015 MKC vehicles built on or before 4/6/2015 may exhibit a concern with the BLIS warning indicator remaining on longer than one minute after an object leaves the detection area and the detection area remains clear. 1. Does the BLIS warning indicator remain on longer than one minute after an object leaves the detection area and the detection area remains clear? Refer to the Owner's Manual for the detection area. a. Yes - replace the affected side obstacle detection control module (SOD). Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 419-04. b. No - this article does not apply. Refer to WSM, Section 419-04 for normal diagnostics
ASI-451742016-06-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
ASI-451832016-06-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
ASI-452122016-01-21. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. FORD: SOME VEHICLES AND TRUCKS ARE EXPERIENCING A MALFUNCTION WITH THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL BECOMING INOPERATIVE AND ON DEMAND TEST FAILURE. MODEL 2014-15 FUSION, 2011-15 MKX, 2013-15 SUPER DUTY, EXPLORER, TAURUS, MKS, MKT, 2015 F-150, MKZ, MKC, 2011-15 MKX. *PE
TSB15-01362015-11-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. FORD 2015 EDGE AND LINCOLN 20115 MKC DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH CELLULAR PHONE TOWER SIGNALS VEHICLES WITH SIRIUS RADIO MAY SHOW CONCERN WHERE THE AUDIO CUTS OUT AND RADIO DISPLAYS NO SIGNAL MESSAGE *CN
TSB15-01352015-11-03. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. LINCOLN: 2015 MKC FROM EXTERIOR MIRRORS, WIND OR WHISTLING NOISE MAY BE EXPERIENCE, WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS *CN
SB-453172015-10-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. 2016 MKZ,MKC AND MKX: MY LINCOLN MOBILE APP NOT ABLE TO CONNECT TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DTC U2100 AND/OR U2101 ON VEHICLES WITH TELEMATICS CONTROL UNIT *CN
SB-453092015-10-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. 2015-2016 MKZ AND 2015 MKC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTER ARTIST/TITLE AND TRACK MISSING AND IC NEEDS REPROGRAM WITH LATEST SOFTWARE CALIBRATION *CN

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