{"nhtsa_id":10091127,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-02-09","date":"2016-10-27","document_id":"SSM 46159","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ENGINE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"SOME 2016 EXPLORER, FLEX, MKT, TAURUS, MKS AND TRANSIT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.5L GTDI ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN ILLUMINATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2096, P2097, P2098 AND/OR P2099 IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) MEMORY. THIS MAY BE DUE TO INCORRECT CALIBRATION VALUES SETTING A SYSTEM DTC INSTEAD OF A CIRCUIT FAULT DTC. IF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS DTC P2096, P0297, P0298 AND/OR P2099, PERFORM POWERTRAIN CONTROL/EMISSIONS DIAGNOSIS (PC/ED) PINPOINT TEST DW STEPS 9-12 FIRST TO VALIDATE THE HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR WIRING. IF NO CONCERNS ARE FOUND, CONTINUE WITH PC/ED PINPOINT TEST DZ.","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10091127","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null}],"codes":["P0297","P0298","P2096","P2097","P2098","P2099"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_ford_explorer"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"FLEX","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_ford_flex"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"TAURUS","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_ford_taurus"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_ford_transit"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKS","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_lincoln_mks"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKT","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_lincoln_mkt"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}