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Ford Explorer 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 45945 · NHTSA communication 10091432 · issued Jul 21, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2016 f150, mustang and explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.5l gtdi, 2.3l gtdi or 2.7l gtdi engine built on or before 4/15/2016, and equipped with active noise cancellation (anc) or engine sound enhancement (ese), may exhibit no audio and/or display an audio off or loading message after starting the engine. Reprogram the audio control module (acm) to the latest calibration using ids release 101.03 or higher. Make sure you are connected to the internet when entering module programming to obtain the latest updates. Calibration files may also be obtained at www.motorcraftservice.com. Use caus

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.