{"nhtsa_id":10184627,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-01-05","date":"2020-12-04","document_id":"SSM 49378","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:BLINDSPOT:SENSORS; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2020 Explorer Base vehicles equipped with blind spot information system (BLIS) and class III trailer tow package 52T may exhibit an illuminated BLIS indicator and/or inability to turn the BLIS system off. This may be due to the software in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). To correct the condition, perform a programmable module installation (PMI) on the IPC using the appropriate Ford diagnostic scan tool. For claiming, use causal part 10849 and applicable labor times from Section 10 in the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10184627-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10184627-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10184627","components":[{"id":"driver-assistance","name":"Driver assistance","parent":null},{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"blind-spot","name":"Blind spot detection","parent":"driver-assistance"},{"id":"software","name":"Software","parent":"electrical"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2020,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_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":[]}