Lincoln Aviator 2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 49092 · NHTSA communication 10179368 · issued Aug 13, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2020
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1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2020 Aviator vehicles built on or before 01-Aug-2019 may exhibit an inaccurate number of available radio station presets and/or preset pages may be inaccurate in the front display interface module (FDIM). This may be due to the software in the accessory protocol interface module (APIM) SYNC module. To correct the condition, download and run the APIM Configuration application in the Ford Diagnostic and Repair System (FDRS) scan tool. If asked if the original module is still installed, answer NO. The SYNC 3 universal thumb drive should not be used to correct this condition. For claiming, us
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.