Ford C-Max Hybrid 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CSP-13B12 · NHTSA communication 10054630 · issued Dec 9, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Ford: see document search button for owner letter. The front control display interface module (fcdim) fails to transition to sleep mode and stays in awake mode, keeping other vehicle modes awake and this increases, significantly, the drainage on 12 volt battery, causing it to discharge and preventing engine from starting. Model 2013 c-max hybrid. *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.