Ford Transit 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 46135 · NHTSA communication 10090682 · issued Oct 18, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2015–2016
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2015-2017 transit high roof wagon vehicles built on or after 2-jun-2015 may have been shipped with a headliner panel that was not properly seated, causing a gap at the c and/or c 1/2 pillar(s). In most cases the condition can be resolved by removing the associated pillar trim panel, carefully seating the headliner pillar tab to the pillar block, and while holding the headliner in place, reinstalling the pillar trim panel. Headliner pillar tab damage should be repaired with service kit ek4z-6151916-a. Visual inspection is adequate for this condition, while physical tugging or prying may da
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.