Ford Bronco 2007–2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 50201 · NHTSA communication 10202630 · issued Oct 14, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Communication
component
2007–2021
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2021 Bronco, Edge and Nautilus customers may be unable to authorize the FordPass/LincolnWay app and the Enable Connected Services prompt is not showing in the SYNC screen with no diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) present in the telematics control unit (TCU) or the gateway module A (GWM). Before any repair attempts, try to authorize the vehicle via FordPass/LincolnWay app in order to verify the customer concern is still present. If the concern is present, make sure the GWM is at the latest software level, and then make sure the TCU is at the latest software level. If no software updates are a
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.