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Lincoln MKC 2015–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 46104 · NHTSA communication 10109081 · issued Sep 30, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2015–2017
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

2015-2017 Lincoln MKC is equipped with satin chrome front grille and roof moldings. If they require cleaning due to stains, water spotting, or discoloring do not use Motorcraft Custom Bright Metal Cleaner which is used for bright chrome components. The following products are recommended for satin chrome components: Meguiar's M02 Mirror Glaze Fine Cut Cleaner (Product #M0216), Meguiar's Water Spot Remover (Product #A3714) or Turtle Wax Renew RX Premium All Metal Polish (SKU T284) or equivalent. Follow the manufacturers cleaning instructions.

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.