Ford C-Max 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 46296 · NHTSA communication 10095159 · issued Jan 10, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2016–2017
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2016-2017 focus and c-max vehicles built on or after 1-aug-2016 may exhibit a growl or rubbing noise from the wheel assembly after pre-delivery inspection has been performed to remove the brake rotor covers. This may be due to the brake caliper spring becoming dislodged and rubbing the wheel. The brake rotor cover removal process on pts pdi tab states tools are not to be used when tearing/removing the rotor covers which could damage the wheel or dislodge brake components. In addition, turn each tire/wheel by hand after the rotor cover removal to verify there is no contact/rubbing between
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.