Ford Ecosport 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 47171 · NHTSA communication 10137102 · issued Mar 21, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2018
model years
50
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2016-2018 Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with SYNC 3 and connected to an iPhone recently upgraded to iOS 11.2.5 may exhibit functional concerns where USB audio playback and App Link will not operate. This may also include, under certain conditions, no Bluetooth streaming. Apple has released iOS 11.2.6 to address this concern. Advise the customer to update the device to iOS 11.2.6 and re-evaluate before performing any diagnosis or repairs for this condition. To check the iOS software level on an Apple iOS device, select Settings > General > About on the device.
Vehicles covered
- 2018 Ford Ecosport
- 2016 Ford Edge
- 2017 Ford Edge
- 2018 Ford Edge
- 2017 Ford Explorer
- 2018 Ford Explorer
- 2016 Ford F-150
- 2017 Ford F-150
- 2018 Ford F-150
- 2017 Ford F-250 SD
- 2018 Ford F-250 SD
- 2017 Ford F-350 SD
- 2018 Ford F-350 SD
- 2017 Ford F-450 SD
- 2017 Ford F-650 SD
- 2018 Ford F-650 SD
- 2016 Ford Flex
- 2017 Ford Flex
- 2018 Ford Flex
- 2016 Ford Focus
- 2017 Ford Focus
- 2018 Ford Focus
- 2017 Ford Fusion
- 2018 Ford Fusion
- 2016 Ford Mustang
- 2017 Ford Mustang
- 2018 Ford Mustang
- 2016 Ford Taurus
- 2017 Ford Taurus
- 2018 Ford Taurus
- 2016 Ford Transit
- 2017 Ford Transit
- 2018 Ford Transit
- 2017 Ford Transit Connect
- 2017 Lincoln Continental
- 2018 Lincoln Continental
- 2016 Lincoln MKC
- 2017 Lincoln MKC
- 2018 Lincoln MKC
- 2016 Lincoln MKS
- 2016 Lincoln MKT
- 2017 Lincoln MKT
- 2018 Lincoln MKT
- 2016 Lincoln MKX
- 2017 Lincoln MKX
- 2018 Lincoln MKX
- 2017 Lincoln MKZ
- 2018 Lincoln MKZ
- 2016 Lincoln Navigator
- 2017 Lincoln Navigator
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.