Ford Transit 2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 48531 · NHTSA communication 10171941 · issued Feb 10, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
SSM 48531 - 2015 Transit - Interior High Intensity LED Cargo Lamps May Emit A Low Glow When Off - Built On Or Before 22-Apr-2015 Some 2015 Transit vehicles built on or before 22-Apr-2015 and equipped with light emitting diode (LED) cargo lamps may exhibit a slight glow of the LED cargo lamps when off. Do not perform diagnostics or replace the body control module in an attempt to resolve this normal condition. The trace current supporting the glow does not pose any functional issues, and goes away with battery saver activation which takes approximately 30 minutes after the vehicle has been shut
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.