TSB TSB-20-2255 — Ford Service bulletin

TSB-20-2255 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 3 Ford models, 2016–2017 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Some 2016 MKS, 2016-2017 Navigator, 2016-2018 F150/Focus/CMAX/Edge/Fiesta/MKX/ Transit Connect/Mustang, 2017-2018 Continental/Fusion/MKZ, 2017-2019 Explorer, 2016-2019 Escape/MKC/Flex/MKT/Taurus/Transit/Expedition/F-Super Duty, and 2018-2019 EcoSport vehicles equipped with SYNC…

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

1Document filed
3Vehicles named
2Model years

Vehicles and model years TSB-20-2255 names

VehicleModel years
Ford Fiesta 2016, 2017
Ford Flex 2016, 2017
Ford Taurus 2016

Every document filed under TSB-20-2255

Document IDFiledType
TSB 20-2255 August 6, 2020 Service bulletin

What TSB-20-2255 covers

Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB TSB-20-2255?

TSB-20-2255 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Ford, covering 3 Ford models across the 2016–2017 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Some 2016 MKS, 2016-2017 Navigator, 2016-2018 F150/Focus/CMAX/Edge/Fiesta/MKX/ Transit Connect/Mustang, 2017-2018 Continental/Fusion/MKZ, 2017-2019 Explorer, 2016-2019 Escape/MKC/Flex/MKT/Taurus/Transit/Expedition/F-Super Duty, and 2018-2019 EcoSport vehicles equipped with SYNC…

Which vehicles does TSB-20-2255 cover?

NHTSA's file names Ford Fiesta (2016–2017); Ford Flex (2016–2017); Ford Taurus (2016). 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 TSB-20-2255 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. TSB-20-2255 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 TSB-20-2255?

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 TSB-20-2255, 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 TSB-20-2255. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.