{"nhtsa_id":11029595,"type":"other","type_name":"Other","date_added":"2026-03-04","date":"2026-02-17","document_id":"SSM 54589","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2019-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with SYNC3 may experience various connectivity concerns with The Ford App Lincoln App including but not limited to: missing activation prompt pop-upon the vehicle's center display screen when attempting to activate vehicle through The Ford App Lincoln App, incorrect location global positioning system GPS reported through The Ford App Lincoln App, problems with remote commands being performed through The Ford App Lincoln App and or incorrect data information reported on The Ford App Lincoln App. These symptoms will be accompanied by diagnostic trouble code DTC B156D 89 in the TCU. This may be due to the accessory protocol interface module APIM software. To correct the condition, update the APIM software.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029595-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11029595-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11029595","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null}],"codes":["B156D"],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"BRONCO SPORT","year_from":2021,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2021_ford_bronco-sport","2022_ford_bronco-sport","2023_ford_bronco-sport"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"EDGE","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_ford_edge","2020_ford_edge"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"ESCAPE","year_from":2020,"year_to":2022,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_escape","2021_ford_escape","2022_ford_escape"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPEDITION","year_from":2020,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_expedition","2021_ford_expedition"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"EXPLORER","year_from":2020,"year_to":2024,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_explorer","2021_ford_explorer","2022_ford_explorer","2023_ford_explorer","2024_ford_explorer"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-150","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_ford_f-150","2020_ford_f-150"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-250 SD","year_from":2020,"year_to":2022,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_f-250","2021_ford_f-250","2022_ford_f-250"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-350 SD","year_from":2020,"year_to":2022,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_f-350","2021_ford_f-350","2022_ford_f-350"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-450 SD","year_from":2020,"year_to":2022,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_f-450","2021_ford_f-450","2022_ford_f-450"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"F-550 SD","year_from":2020,"year_to":2022,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_f-550","2021_ford_f-550","2022_ford_f-550"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"FUSION","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_ford_fusion","2020_ford_fusion"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"MAVERICK","year_from":2022,"year_to":2024,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2022_ford_maverick","2023_ford_maverick","2024_ford_maverick"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"MUSTANG","year_from":2019,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_ford_mustang","2020_ford_mustang","2021_ford_mustang","2022_ford_mustang","2023_ford_mustang"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"RANGER","year_from":2019,"year_to":2023,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_ford_ranger","2020_ford_ranger","2021_ford_ranger","2022_ford_ranger","2023_ford_ranger"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","year_from":2020,"year_to":2024,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_ford_transit","2021_ford_transit","2022_ford_transit","2023_ford_transit","2024_ford_transit"]},{"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT CONNECT","year_from":2019,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_ford_transit-connect","2020_ford_transit-connect","2021_ford_transit-connect"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"AVIATOR","year_from":2020,"year_to":2024,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_lincoln_aviator","2021_lincoln_aviator","2022_lincoln_aviator","2023_lincoln_aviator","2024_lincoln_aviator"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"CONTINENTAL","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_lincoln_continental","2020_lincoln_continental"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"CORSAIR","year_from":2020,"year_to":2022,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_lincoln_corsair","2021_lincoln_corsair","2022_lincoln_corsair"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKX","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"MKZ","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_lincoln_mkz","2020_lincoln_mkz"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"NAUTILUS","year_from":2019,"year_to":2020,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2019_lincoln_nautilus","2020_lincoln_nautilus"]},{"make":"LINCOLN","model":"NAVIGATOR","year_from":2020,"year_to":2021,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2020_lincoln_navigator","2021_lincoln_navigator"]}],"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":[]}