{"nhtsa_id":10144206,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-09-10","date":"2018-07-12","document_id":"SSM 47408","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SEATS; EQUIPMENT; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2016-2018 Explorers equipped with the power folding 3rd row seat may experience a seat that will not latch/unlatch from folded or normal positions. This may be due to misalignment between the seat latch and the anchor bracket or misalignment between the load floor support and the load floor panel. If the seats attempt to move and stop, attempt to neutralize the anchor brackets and load floor support brackets to improve latch alignment before replacing any parts. Refer to Workshop Manual (WSM) Section 501-10C for torque specifications.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10144206-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2018/MC-10144206-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10144206","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"latches-locks","name":"Latches and locks","parent":null},{"id":"seats","name":"Seats","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2016,"year_to":2018,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2016_ford_explorer","2017_ford_explorer","2018_ford_explorer"]}],"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":[]}