{"nhtsa_id":10194428,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2021-06-01","date":"2021-05-24","document_id":"SSM 49821","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2015-2021 Ford and Lincoln vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0011, P0012, P0014, P0015, P0016, P0017, P0018, P0019, P0021, P0022, P0024 and/or P0025. This may be due to small debris causing the VCT solenoid to stick. Before attempting any component diagnosis or replacement of the VCT solenoid, refer to Powertrain Control and Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) pinpoint test HK11 to cycle the affected VCT solenoid 10 times to attempt to clear the debris. 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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":[]}