{"nhtsa_id":11036604,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2026-09-02","date":"2026-08-29","document_id":"SSM 55135","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEAT BELTS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2026-2027 Transit vehicles may exhibit a \"Rear Belt Monitor Fault Service Required\" message displayed in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) while in transport mode. The vehicle's rear belt monitor system will operate as designed once transport mode is exited and the vehicle enters normal mode after a key cycle. This condition does not affect vehicle durability, and no additional diagnosis or service is required for this fault message at this time.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11036604-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2026/MC-11036604-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/11036604","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"seat-belts","name":"Seat belts","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"FORD","model":"TRANSIT","year_from":2026,"year_to":2027,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2026_ford_transit","2027_ford_transit"]}],"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":[]}