2018 LINCOLN MKX Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 18V548000 on 08/22/2018
- Component:
- Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator
- Manufactured:
- 05/28/2018 - 05/28/2018
- Affected:
- 87
- Defect:
- Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2018 ford edge, lincoln mkx, 2019 ford flex, and lincoln mkt vehicles. the power supply cables at the starter and the alternator may not have been properly secured, possibly resulting in an electrical arc.
- Consequence:
- An electrical arc can increase the risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the alternator and starter motor power supply cables to verify that they are properly secured, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. the recall began september 26, 2018. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 18s25.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 18V548000 on 08/22/2018
- Component:
- Electrical system:starter assembly
- Manufactured:
- 05/28/2018 - 05/28/2018
- Affected:
- 87
- Defect:
- Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2018 ford edge, lincoln mkx, 2019 ford flex, and lincoln mkt vehicles. the power supply cables at the starter and the alternator may not have been properly secured, possibly resulting in an electrical arc.
- Consequence:
- An electrical arc can increase the risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the alternator and starter motor power supply cables to verify that they are properly secured, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. the recall began september 26, 2018. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 18s25.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Campaign:
- 18V612000 on 09/16/2018
- Component:
- Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
- Manufactured:
- 07/26/2018 - 07/30/2018
- Affected:
- 503
- Defect:
- Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain 2018 ford edge and lincoln mkx vehicles. these vehicles may have door striker bolts that are shorter than intended. vehicles with shorter door striker bolts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 206, "door locks and door retention components" potentially resulting in the doors opening in the event of a crash.
- Consequence:
- If the doors open in the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the door striker bolts, free of charge. the recall began october 18, 2018. owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. ford's number for this recall is 18c06.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
2018 LINCOLN MKX TSBs (29)
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46854
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- Some 2017-2018 fusion/mkz/mkc/mkx/continental with all audio systems and 2017-2018 escape with sony audio systems may exhibit an inoperative speed compensation volume feature. do not attempt any repairs at this time. engineering is investig
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46860
- Component:
- 353500 equipment:electrical:navigational system(global positioning system)
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford or lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. this is due to the power saving features enabled while in transport mode and
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46906
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2018 f150/edge, 2016-2018 mkx and 2017-2018 fusion, continental vehicles equipped with a 2.7l engine may experience a malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and/or wrench lamp with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs): p0116, p0117, p0118, p
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46920
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 mkx customers may report that a deployed cargo cover will inadvertently recoil after the vehicle hits a bump. revised cargo covers are available to address this issue. use the vehicle identification number (vin) to select the
- Bulletin:
- SSM 46930
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford or lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may exhibit a blank screen or other various sync symptoms only when the vehicle is in transport mode. this is due to the power saving features enabled while in transport mode and
- Bulletin:
- TSB18-2042
- Component:
- 162500 structure:body:tailgate
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2018 edge and 2016-2018 mkx vehicles equipped with a power liftgate and built on or before 2-jan-2018 may exhibit an intermittent bounce back after closing has been commanded. follow the service procedure steps to correct this con
- Bulletin:
- TSB18-2055
- Component:
- 162600 structure:body:hatchback/liftgate
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2017 edge vehicles built on or before 10-aug-2017 and 2016-2018 mkx vehicles built on or before 15-dec-2017, equipped with a power liftgate and the hands-free liftgate activation feature may exhibit the liftgate opening or closing
- Bulletin:
- TSB18-2057
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2018 edge and 2016-2018 mkx vehicles may exhibit an exhaust odor in the vehicle while the climate control system is in auto or recirculation mode. customers may indicate the odor smells like sulfur or exhaust odors are entering th
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47070
- Component:
- 111000 electrical system:battery
- Summary:
- When connecting the vehicle communication module (vcm) and integrated diagnostic system (ids) or ford diagnosis and repair system (fdrs) to the dlc located on the driver side under the steering column at the gwm, make sure that the ignition
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47080
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- 2010-2018 various vehicles equipped with sync or sync 3 may not function when attempting to find or use the spotify app via applink. as of an update released on 1/15/2018 spotify will no longer be supporting their applink integration. no re
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47100
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicle equipped with sync 3 and connected to an iphone recently upgraded to ios 11.2.5 may exhibit a concern where usb audio playback and app link applications will not function properly. this may also inclu
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47170
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- Some vehicles may exhibit an illuminated mil with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0011, p0012, p0014, p0015, p0016, p0017, p0018, p0019, p0021, p0022, p0024 and/or p0025. this may be due to small debris causing the vct solenoid to stick. b
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47171
- Component:
- 353400 equipment:electrical:radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 and connected to an iphone recently upgraded to ios 11.2.5 may exhibit functional concerns where usb audio playback and app link will not operate. this may also include, under ce
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47201
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- Replacing the original equipment sync/navigation system with either an aftermarket sync/navigation kit or modifying original sync/navigation parts to provide additional features is not recommended nor supported on any ford, mercury or linco
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47205
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 mkx vehicles equipped with an intrusion sensor, built on or before 22-feb-2018, may exhibit an inability to disable the intrusion sensor through the cluster alarm menu under vehicle settings. this may be due to a missing inst
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47219
- Component:
- 353000 equipment:electrical
- Summary:
- Various 2018 vehicles equipped with sync or sync 3 automatic system updates via wi-fi are unable to connect to the vehicles 4g wi-fi hotspot. sync/sync3 with automatic system updates do not support connecting sync to the vehicles internal 4
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47229
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2018 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with a tcu may exhibit inoperative remote features via ford pass/lincoln way mobile app, incomplete user authorization and/or accessory protocol interface module (apim) dtc u0198 or no modem elec
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47243
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2018 edge and mkx vehicles built on or before 28-feb-2018, may exhibit a concern of the liftgate ajar message remains on with the liftgate fully closed. the customer may also complain of an intermittent alarm activation. this may be du
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47251
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2015-2018 edge and 2016-2018 mkx vehicles may exhibit a concern with the remote start selections for heated steering wheel and/or heated seats grayed out in the cluster. to correct this concern, reconfigure the front controls interface
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47265
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with a 2.7l or 3.0l ecoboost engines may exhibit an oil leak from the engine oil pan rtv seal. replace the oil pan by performing the published workshop manual (wsm) service procedures. after removing
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47000
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some 2013-2018 escape/fusion/mkz vehicles equipped with 2.5l or 1.5l/2.0l/3.0l ecoboost engine, 2015-2018 mkc/edge/explorer vehicles equipped with 2.0l/2.3l/2.7l ecoboost engine, 2016-2018 mkx vehicles equipped with 2.7l ecoboost engine, 20
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47000
- Component:
- 060000 engine (pws)
- Summary:
- Some 2013-2018 escape/fusion/mkz vehicles equipped with 2.5l or 1.5l/2.0l/3.0l ecoboost engine, 2015-2018 mkc/edge/explorer vehicles equipped with 2.0l/2.3l/2.7l ecoboost engine, 2016-2018 mkx vehicles equipped with 2.7l ecoboost engine, 20
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47339
- Component:
- 063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
- Summary:
- Some 2017-2018 edge vehicles with 3.5l engines and mkx vehicles with 3.7l engines may exhibit an illuminated mil with dtc p013c in the powertrain control module (pcm). this may be due to an exhaust system leak. exhaust leak inspection shoul
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47379
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Various 2016-2018 vehicles with sync 3 may experience a touch screen that does not respond to any input. using the professional technician society (pts) website > oasis tab > sync version, verify the vehicle sync software version. if the ve
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47380
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles with sync 3 may exhibit an intermittent blue or black screen. check for sync software update under the oasis tab sync selection. if update is available refer to wsm, section 415-00 and update apim so
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47424
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2017-2018 continental, mkc, mkx, mkz, and fusion vehicles with an instrument panel center mounted speaker and 2017-2018 escape vehicles with sony audio systems may exhibit an inoperative speed compensated volume feature. this may be du
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47444
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- Some 2016-2018 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 not at the latest software level may exhibit various performance related concerns such as display operation, navigation, voice recognition, phone pairing, applink, travel link, s
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47446
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Some ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with a 2.7l or 3.0l ecoboost engine may exhibit an oil leak from the engine oil pan rtv seal. replace the oil pan following the procedure in workshop manual (wsm) section, 303-01. after removing the o
- Bulletin:
- SSM 47489
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- When connecting the vehicle communication module (vcm) and integrated diagnostic system (ids) or ford diagnosis and repair system (fdrs) to the dlc located on the driver side under the steering column at the gwm, make sure that the ignition
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