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Ford Fusion 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin ASI-44658 · NHTSA communication 10057732 · issued Jul 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2014
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Lincoln/ford: after a cold start, the instrument cluster is emitting, intermittently, chimes instead of audio system which affects door ajar, parking brake or parking aid and audio control module (acm) needs reprogramming to latest software version. Model 2013-14 fusion, mkz. *pe

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.