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Ford Ecosport 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 47621 · NHTSA communication 10148738 · issued Oct 26, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2018 EcoSport vehicles equipped with a dealer installed remote start feature may exhibit an intermittent illuminated wrench indicator lamp along with DTC P166A and a See Manual message on the information display in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). This may be due to the key takeover process being initiated during the remote start session. Reprogram the body control module (BCM) using the Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS). Make sure you are connected to the internet when entering module programming to obtain the latest updates. This message does not include vehicles in FSA 18B07 e

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.