TSB SSM-48049 — Ford Service bulletin

SSM-48049 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 Ford models, 2013–2015 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Some 2015-2017 F-150/Mustang, 2015-2018 Edge/MKC, 2016-2018 MKX, 2013-2018 Explorer/Taurus/Flex/MKT, and 2017-2018 Fusion/MKZ/Continental vehicles built on or before 19-Oct-2017 may exhibit an inoperative adaptive cruise control, collision warning, and/or collision avoidance…

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

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
3Model years

Vehicles and model years SSM-48049 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Flex 2013, 2014, 2015
Ford Taurus 2013, 2014, 2015

Every document filed under SSM-48049

Document IDFiledType
SSM 48049 June 20, 2019 Service bulletin

What SSM-48049 covers

Driver assistance — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB SSM-48049?

SSM-48049 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering 2 Ford models across the 2013–2015 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Some 2015-2017 F-150/Mustang, 2015-2018 Edge/MKC, 2016-2018 MKX, 2013-2018 Explorer/Taurus/Flex/MKT, and 2017-2018 Fusion/MKZ/Continental vehicles built on or before 19-Oct-2017 may exhibit an inoperative adaptive cruise control, collision warning, and/or collision avoidance…

Which vehicles does SSM-48049 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Flex (2013–2015); Ford Taurus (2013–2015). 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-48049 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. SSM-48049 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-48049?

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-48049, 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-48049. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.