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Ford Explorer 2022technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM 50770 · NHTSA communication 10211904 · issued May 11, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2022
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2022 Explorer/Aviator vehicles may exhibit an intermittent passenger seat massage function with no diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs). This may be due to the software and configuration of the seat control module G (SCMG) and seat control module H (SCMH). To correct the condition, download and run the SCMG and SCMH software update application using the latest software level of the Ford Diagnosis and Repair System (FDRS). For claiming, use causal part 14F548 and applicable labor times found in Section 10 of the Service Labor Time Standards (SLTS) Manual.

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.