Ford Edge 2013–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 46703 · NHTSA communication 10115953 · issued Jul 14, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2013–2017
model years
35
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2013-2017 Edge/MKX/Escape/MKC/Fusion/MKZ/Flex/MKT/Mondeo/Kuga/EcoSport AWD vehicles where diagnosis leads to a RDU clutch issue, a rear drive unit (RDU) service kit is available. Use the vehicle identification number (VIN) in the parts catalog to look for base part 4A232. If clutch assembly (base 4A232) is not listed in the catalog, this message does not apply. For vehicle repairs refer to updated Workshop Manual (WSM), Section 205-02 on ATC clutch repairs. Use causal part 4A232 or equivalent and applicable labor operations.
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Ford Edge
- 2014 Ford Edge
- 2015 Ford Edge
- 2013 Ford Escape
- 2014 Ford Escape
- 2015 Ford Escape
- 2016 Ford Escape
- 2017 Ford Escape
- 2013 Ford Flex
- 2014 Ford Flex
- 2015 Ford Flex
- 2016 Ford Flex
- 2017 Ford Flex
- 2013 Ford Fusion
- 2014 Ford Fusion
- 2015 Ford Fusion
- 2016 Ford Fusion
- 2017 Ford Fusion
- 2015 Lincoln MKC
- 2016 Lincoln MKC
- 2017 Lincoln MKC
- 2013 Lincoln MKT
- 2014 Lincoln MKT
- 2015 Lincoln MKT
- 2016 Lincoln MKT
- 2017 Lincoln MKT
- 2013 Lincoln MKX
- 2014 Lincoln MKX
- 2016 Lincoln MKX
- 2017 Lincoln MKX
- 2013 Lincoln MKZ
- 2014 Lincoln MKZ
- 2015 Lincoln MKZ
- 2016 Lincoln MKZ
- 2017 Lincoln MKZ
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.