TSB SSM-47662 — Ford and Lincoln Service bulletin

SSM-47662 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 4 Ford and Lincoln models, 2010–2014 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. For 2010-2019 vehicles equipped with turbocharged engines, when diagnosing and/or replacing turbo related concerns, all steps within the Workshop Manual (WSM) procedure must be followed including replacement of all mandatory discarded parts. For all turbocharged engine…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
4Vehicles named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years SSM-47662 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Edge 2012, 2013, 2014
Ford Flex 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Ford Taurus 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Lincoln MKX 2012, 2013, 2014

Every document filed under SSM-47662

Document IDFiledType
SSM 47662 November 14, 2018 Service bulletin

What SSM-47662 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SSM-47662?

SSM-47662 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford and Lincoln, covering 4 Ford and Lincoln models across the 2010–2014 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: For 2010-2019 vehicles equipped with turbocharged engines, when diagnosing and/or replacing turbo related concerns, all steps within the Workshop Manual (WSM) procedure must be followed including replacement of all mandatory discarded parts. For all turbocharged engine…

Which vehicles does SSM-47662 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Edge (2012–2014); Ford Flex (2010–2014); Ford Taurus (2010–2013); Lincoln MKX (2012–2014). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB SSM-47662 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SSM-47662 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of SSM-47662?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under SSM-47662, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under SSM-47662. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.