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2016 Lincoln MKZ Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs)

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05/21/18 NHTSA ID: 10137115
TSB ID: SSM 47204

Some 2015-2018 fusion/mkz/mkc/escape/edge vehicles equipped with a 2.0l ecoboost engine may exhibit a runs rough condition with dtcs p0300, p0301, p0302, p0303, p0304 and/or p0316. this may be due to coolant intrusion due to corrosion on th
08/01/17 NHTSA ID: 10109070
TSB ID: SSM 46085

The powertrain control/emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (etbs). the etc_act and etc_dsd pids should not used to diagnose possible etb concerns. the ids has a limited refresh rate
08/01/17 NHTSA ID: 10109069
TSB ID: SSM 46076

Some 2016 model year fusion, mkz and c-max hybrid electric vehicles(hev) vehicles equipped with 2.0l dohc gas/electric engines may exhibit mil on with diagnostic trouble code p0137(o2 sensor circuit low voltage (bank 1 sensor 2) in powertra
03/20/17 NHTSA ID: 10095995
TSB ID: SSM 46210

Some 2010-2016 epas equipped vehicles may exhibit steering related noises. the workshop manual (wsm) diagnostic procedures have been updated in section 211-02. when diagnosing and repairing epas steering noises use the updated procedures.
03/15/17 NHTSA ID: 10095154
TSB ID: SSM 46295

To help differentiate engine oil leaks from other possible sources, a new white-colored fluorescent engine oil dye is available. workshop manual (wsm), section 303-00 has been revised to reference the new white-colored dye. the new white fl
03/10/17 NHTSA ID: 10094643
TSB ID: SSM 46281

Some 2015-2017 edge/mkx, escape/mkc, fusion/mkz and explorer vehicles equipped with a 2.0l or 2.3l may exhibit damage to the engine appearance cover, valve cover and/or intake manifold when attempting to remove the appearance cover. to redu
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02/09/17 NHTSA ID: 10091151
TSB ID: SSM 46132

Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a concern with the brakes and suspension category indicating service is required due to a brake system warning lamp being illuminated. if the
02/06/17 NHTSA ID: 10090662
TSB ID: SSM 46118

When hooking up the vehicle communication module (vcm) and integrated diagnostic system (ids) to the dlc located on the driver side under the steering column at the gwm, make sure that the ignition is off before connecting to ids. if the ig
02/06/17 NHTSA ID: 10090681
TSB ID: SSM 46132

Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a concern with the brakes and suspension category indicating service is required due to a brake system warning lamp being illuminated. if the
02/03/17 NHTSA ID: 10090505
TSB ID: TSB 16-0139

Some 2015-2016 f-150, c-max, edge, mks, taurus, and flex and 2016 expedition, explorer, escape, fusion, mustang, mkz, mkx, navigator, transit and transit connect vehicles equipped with a 2.0l, 2.5l, 3.5l or 3.7l gasoline engine and built on
08/01/17 Transmission and Drivetrain NHTSA ID: 10109063
TSB ID: SSM 46069

Some 2015-2016 vehicles equipped with 6f50/6f55 transmission built on 11/2/2015 and through 2/1/2016 may exhibit no reverse, 3rd and 5th gear and/or dtcs p0715, p0717, p0756 and/or p2701. this may be caused by the direct clutch snap ring ou
08/01/17 Transmission and Drivetrain NHTSA ID: 10108994
TSB ID: TSB 17-0039

Some 2013-2016 fusion, mkz and 2013-2016 c-max vehicles equipped with an hf35 transmission and built on or before 15-aug-2015 may exhibit a thumping/rubbing or grinding noise coming from the transmission. the noise may be present in all gea
08/01/17 Transmission and Drivetrain NHTSA ID: 10109076
TSB ID: SSM 46098

2013-2017 fusion, mkz and c-max hybrid and energi vehicles equipped with hf35 ecvt transaxles may have literature published that lists either a 2.56 or 2.57 axle ratio. for service and parts ordering purposes, both are the same. the differe
03/17/17 Transmission and Drivetrain NHTSA ID: 10095624
TSB ID: SSM 46355

Multiple 2014-2016 vehicles equipped with 6f35 transmission and built on 1-jan-2014 and through 31-dec-2015 may exhibit harsh reverse engagement and harsh/delayed 3rd and 5th gear up/down shifts with no dtcs present. this may be due to a me
02/21/17 Transmission and Drivetrain NHTSA ID: 10092366
TSB ID: TSB16-0105

Some 2013-2016 fusion, mkz, and 2013-2015 c-max vehicles equipped with an hf35 transmission and built on or before 8/15/2015 may exhibit a thumping/rubbing or grinding noise coming from the transmission. the noise may be present in all gear
02/10/17 Transmission and Drivetrain NHTSA ID: 10091272
TSB ID: SSM 45926

2013-2017 fusion/escape/mkz (excluding 3.7l), 2015-2016 edge/explorer (excluding 3.5l/3.7l), 2015-2016 mkc, and 2016 mkx vehicles (excluding 3.7l) equipped with all wheel drive (awd) may exhibit a leaking passenger side power transfer unit
05/21/18 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10137084
TSB ID: SSM 47129

Some 2013-2017 c-max energi, 2013-2018 fusion energi, 2013-2018 c-max/fusion hybrid/mkz hybrid may exhibit a no start with battery energy control module (becm) diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0ae5. for 2015-2017 c-max energi refer to the 201
05/21/18 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10137096
TSB ID: SSM 47160

Some 2015-2017 mkc/mkz, 2016-2017 mkx and 2017 continental vehicles equipped with a telematics control unit (tcu) built on or before 15-aug-2017 may exhibit inoperative remote features via lincoln way mobile app, incomplete user authorizati
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05/21/18 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10137095
TSB ID: SSM 47159

Some 2016 mkc, mkx and mkz vehicles built on or before 11/28/2015 and equipped with a tcu may exhibit an intermittent battery draw that can be isolated to the tcu, an inoperative mylincoln mobile app, a mylincoln mobile app deep sleep messa
05/21/18 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10137100
TSB ID: SSM 47167

Various 2016-2017 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
05/21/18 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10137126
TSB ID: SSM 47211

Some 2016-2017 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 version 2.2 software may exhibit a blank screen after attempting to exit valet mode. sync software updates are now available under the oasis tab sync selection. if update is avai
05/14/18 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10136592
TSB ID: SSM 47070

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
05/14/18 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10136597
TSB ID: SSM 47080

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
01/29/18 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10127405
TSB ID: SSM 46900

Some vehicles may exhibit a no start condition with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and a dtc p161a after pcm replacement. this may be due to the parameter reset procedure not being properly completed. to clear this dtc, use
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01/29/18 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10127425
TSB ID: SSM 46948

Some owners of 2016-2017 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may experience inoperative mobile device navigation applications. mobile device navigation via applink requires sync 3 version 2.3 or higher for apple ios users. mobile
10/21/17 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10119669
TSB ID: SSM 46813

Some 2016-2017 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 version 2.2 software may exhibit a blank screen after attempting to exit valet mode. to recover the screen, perform a complete ignition cycle (key off, open and close the driver'
10/21/17 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10119678
TSB ID: SSM 46834

Some 2016-2017 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
10/21/17 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10119684
TSB ID: SSM 46848

Some owners of 2016-2017 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 may experience inoperative mobile device navigation applications. mobile device navigation via applink requires sync 3 version 2.3 or higher for apple ios users. mobile
08/01/17 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10109082
TSB ID: SSM 46105

Some 2015-2016 mkc, 2016 mkx, and 2016-2017 mkz vehicles equipped with a telematics control unit (tcu) built on or before 9-aug-2016 may exhibit loss of functionality of remote features via the mylincoln mobile application. to correct the c
03/20/17 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10095781
TSB ID: SSM 46371

Some 2012-2017 focus electric/2013-2017 cmax energi/fusion energi/2015-2017 mkc/mkz/2016-2017 mkx and 2017 continental vehicles operating with a 3g tcu on or before 16-jan-2017 may not respond to customers remote commands via mylincoln/myfo
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02/22/17 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10092562
TSB ID: SSM 46022

When hooking up the vehicle communication module (vcm) and integrated diagnostic system (ids) to the dlc located on the driver side under the steering column at the gwm, make sure that the ignition is off before connecting to ids. if the ig
02/10/17 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10091230
TSB ID: SSM 45917

Some 2016-2017 vehicles equipped with sync 3 may experience the following concerns; the gps not tracking the vehicle position correctly, the vehicle location arrow icon spinning in circles on the navigation screen or a spinning compass on n
02/06/17 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10090671
TSB ID: SSM 46129

Some 2013-2016 fusion/escape/mkt/flex/mks/taurus, 2015-2016 mkz/mkc/edge and 2016 mkx vehicles may exhibit various radio concerns including: speaker static with key-off, no audio after vehicle is first started with diagnostic trouble code (
08/29/16 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10078988
TSB ID: SSM-45815

Air conditioning (a/c) inoperative - diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0645
08/29/16 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10078990
TSB ID: SSM-45821

Siri eyes free functional issues using bluetooth and apple ios 9.2 and 9.2.1
06/22/16 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10074778
TSB ID: ASI-45157

Summary to be provided on a future date.
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06/22/16 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10074777
TSB ID: ASI-45158

Summary to be provided on a future date.
10/26/15 Electrical and Air Conditioning NHTSA ID: 10058661
TSB ID: SB-45309

2015-2016 mkz and 2015 mkc instrument cluster message center artist/title and track missing and ic needs reprogram with latest software calibration
05/21/18 Other NHTSA ID: 10137131
TSB ID: SSM 47230

Some 2007-2016 edge/mkx/flex/mkt/mkz/mks/taurus/police interceptor sedan/explorer/police interceptor utility vehicles equipped with awd and built on or before 30-jun-2016 may exhibit a propane or natural gas odor during idle or low speed dr
01/29/18 Other NHTSA ID: 10127398
TSB ID: 17-2225

Some 2013-2014 fusion and 2013-2018 mkz vehicles may exhibit unintended exterior mirror movement in wet weather conditions due to moisture in the exterior mirror connector. follow the service procedure steps to correct the condition.
01/29/18 Other NHTSA ID: 10127426
TSB ID: SSM 46949

Some 2016-2017 ford and lincoln vehicles equipped with sync 3 version 2.2 software may exhibit a blank screen after attempting to exit valet mode. sync software updates are now available under the oasis tab sync selection. if update is avai
10/21/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10119686
TSB ID: 17B28

Certain 2015 model year flex and taurus, 2015-2016 model year c-max, and mks, and 2016 model year edge, fusion, mkz, and transit connect vehicles - electronic throttle body replacement
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08/25/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10115953
TSB ID: SSM 46703

Some 2013-2017 edge/mkx/escape/mkc/fusion/mkz/flex/mkt/mondeo/kuga/ecosport awd vehicles where diagnosis leads to a rdu clutch issue, a rear drive unit (rdu) service kit is available. use the vehicle identification number (vin) in the parts
08/01/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10109079
TSB ID: SSM 46102

Some vehicles may have a concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits excessive pressure on the occupant during use. this may be due to a normal condition which happens when the seatb
08/01/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10109012
TSB ID: SSM 46522

2013-2017 edge/mkx/flex/mkt/mkz/mks/taurus/taurus police/explorer/explorer police/continental vehicles equipped with a 3.5l or 3.7l engine, all wheel drive (awd) and a power transfer unit (ptu) that is being repaired or replaced for an inte
08/01/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10108997
TSB ID: TSB 17-2057

Some 2013-2014 fusion and 2013-2017 mkz vehicles may exhibit unintended exterior mirror movement in wet weather conditions due to moisture in the exterior mirror connector. follow the service procedure steps to correct the condition.
05/17/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10099451
TSB ID: SSM 46438

Some 2016-2017 f150, edge, mkx, escape, focus, mkc, fusion, mkz, taurus and 2017 continental vehicles equipped with 2.0l, 2.7l or 3.0l gasoline turbocharged direct injection(gtdi) ecoboost engines may exhibit malfunction indicator light(mil
03/20/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10095858
TSB ID: SSM 46412

Some 2007-2016 edge/mkx/flex/mkt/mkz/mks/taurus/taurus police/explorer/explorer police equipped with all wheel drive (awd) and built on or before 30-jun-2016 may exhibit a ticking and/or knocking noise coming from the driveline area. to ide
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03/15/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10095184
TSB ID: SSM 46332

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
02/09/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10091124
TSB ID: SSM 46155

Some 2015-2017 mkc, 2016 mkx, and 2016-2017 mkz vehicles equipped with a telematics control unit (tcu) built on or before 19-oct-2016 may exhibit loss of functionality of remote features via the mylincoln mobile application. to correct the
02/08/17 Other NHTSA ID: 10091003
TSB ID: SSM 46153

Setting the correct tire inflation pressure is an important step in the pre-delivery process and during routine maintenance intervals. recent customer clinics revealed that most every vehicle in the clinics had the tire pressures set incorr
08/29/16 Other NHTSA ID: 10078980
TSB ID: SSM-45800

Remove water or moisture before removing the sobdmc fuse cover
10/27/15 Other NHTSA ID: 10058665
TSB ID: SB-45317

2016 mkz,mkc and mkx: my lincoln mobile app not able to connect to vehicles equipped with dtc u2100 and/or u2101 on vehicles with telematics control unit

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Lincoln MKZ TSBs (Technical Service Bulletins)

Some things are often misunderstood about recalls and technical service bulletins (TSBs). Plus a disclaimer.

  1. Recalls do not have to be issued only because something is prone to failure. NHTSA (a government agency) can only require a recall if a failure will affect safety, emissions, fuel economy, or compliance with some other regulation or law. Manufacturers can voluntarily recall cars for problems that do not affect these, though.
  2. Recalls often apply to only some cars of a specific model year, rather than all of them. You should receive a letter from the manufacturer if your car has been recalled. You can also check with the dealer, which will know which (if any) recalls pertain to your car.
  3. The primary purpose of TSBs is to inform dealers about known problems with a car and how to fix them. They are not the same as recalls. As with recalls, TSBs often only apply to some cars, not the entire model year.
  4. Dealers often will not provide a preventive repair just because a problem described in a TSB might happen to your car. They'll usually want to observe symptoms that the problem is already affecting your car.
  5. Even if there are symptoms, a manufacturer doesn't have to pick up the cost of a TSB repair if the car is out of warranty, though sometimes they do.

We provide the text of recalls and TSBs as provided by NHTSA. There can be errors in the text. If you sign up for notifications in My Garage, we will try to get these to do, but for various reasons (some beyond our control) cannot guarantee you will receive them. When in doubt about a recall or TSB, contact the dealer.