{"nhtsa_id":10137131,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-05-21","date":"2018-04-11","document_id":"SSM 47230","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2007-2016 Edge/MKX/Flex/MKT/MKZ/MKS/Taurus/Police Interceptor Sedan/Explorer/Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with AWD and built on or before 30-Jun-2016 may exhibit a propane or natural gas odor during idle or low speed driving. This may be due to break down of the power transfer unit (PTU) fluid caused by excessive heat. If the source of the odor is identified as originating from the PTU, an idler bearing repair kit is available to repair the PTU. Refer to the Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 308-07. If the PTU is determined to be repairable, utilize kit GB5Z-7P258-A and the included instruction sheet. For claiming use causal part 7P258 and applicable labor operations in section 07 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10137131-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10137131-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10137131","components":[{"id":"engine","name":"Engine","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EDGE","year_from":2007,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_ford_edge","2008_ford_edge","2009_ford_edge","2010_ford_edge","2011_ford_edge","2012_ford_edge","2013_ford_edge","2014_ford_edge","2015_ford_edge","2016_ford_edge"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2011,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2011_ford_explorer","2012_ford_explorer","2013_ford_explorer","2014_ford_explorer","2015_ford_explorer","2016_ford_explorer"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"FLEX","year_from":2009,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_ford_flex","2010_ford_flex","2011_ford_flex","2012_ford_flex","2013_ford_flex","2014_ford_flex","2015_ford_flex","2016_ford_flex"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"TAURUS","year_from":2010,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_ford_taurus","2011_ford_taurus","2012_ford_taurus","2013_ford_taurus","2014_ford_taurus","2015_ford_taurus","2016_ford_taurus"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKS","year_from":2009,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2009_lincoln_mks","2010_lincoln_mks","2011_lincoln_mks","2012_lincoln_mks","2013_lincoln_mks","2014_lincoln_mks","2015_lincoln_mks","2016_lincoln_mks"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKT","year_from":2010,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_lincoln_mkt","2011_lincoln_mkt","2012_lincoln_mkt","2013_lincoln_mkt","2014_lincoln_mkt","2015_lincoln_mkt","2016_lincoln_mkt"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKX","year_from":2007,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_lincoln_mkx","2008_lincoln_mkx","2009_lincoln_mkx","2010_lincoln_mkx","2011_lincoln_mkx","2012_lincoln_mkx","2013_lincoln_mkx","2014_lincoln_mkx"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKX","year_from":2016,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_lincoln_mkx"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKZ","year_from":2013,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2013_lincoln_mkz","2014_lincoln_mkz","2015_lincoln_mkz","2016_lincoln_mkz"]}],"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":[]}