Ford C-Max 2012–2017 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46102 · NHTSA communication 10109079 · issued Sep 30, 2016

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Seat Belts

component

2012–2017

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. This may be due to a normal condition which happens when the seatbelt retracts at a high rate of speed. The Workshop Manual, Section 501-20A General Procedures has been updated with a locked seatbelt retractor releasing procedure.

Vehicles covered

2013 Ford C-Max
2014 Ford C-Max
2015 Ford C-Max
2016 Ford C-Max
2017 Ford C-Max
2012 Ford Edge
2013 Ford Edge
2014 Ford Edge
2015 Ford Edge
2016 Ford Edge
2017 Ford Edge
2012 Ford Escape
2013 Ford Escape
2014 Ford Escape
2015 Ford Escape
2016 Ford Escape
2017 Ford Escape
2012 Ford E-Series
2013 Ford E-Series
2014 Ford E-Series
2015 Ford E-Series
2016 Ford E-Series
2017 Ford E-Series
2012 Ford Expedition
2013 Ford Expedition
2014 Ford Expedition
2015 Ford Expedition
2016 Ford Expedition
2017 Ford Expedition
2012 Ford Explorer
2013 Ford Explorer
2014 Ford Explorer
2015 Ford Explorer
2016 Ford Explorer
2017 Ford Explorer
2012 Ford F-150
2013 Ford F-150
2014 Ford F-150
2015 Ford F-150
2016 Ford F-150
2017 Ford F-150
2012 Ford Fiesta
2013 Ford Fiesta
2014 Ford Fiesta
2015 Ford Fiesta
2016 Ford Fiesta
2017 Ford Fiesta
2012 Ford Flex
2013 Ford Flex
2014 Ford Flex
2015 Ford Flex
2016 Ford Flex
2017 Ford Flex
2012 Ford Focus
2013 Ford Focus
2014 Ford Focus
2015 Ford Focus
2016 Ford Focus
2017 Ford Focus
2012 Ford Fusion

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.