Ford bulletin SSM 50693
What it saysSome 2017-2021 Ford GT vehicles built on or before 22-Sep-2021 may need to have a new battery installed for service. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Ford filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 13, 2022, received Apr 20, 2022, about the equipment. It names 5 model years (2017–2021). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationWhat it applies to, as the document itself states it — the build window in the manufacturer’s own words, read by machine from the PDF NHTSA serves. The build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb; the dealer settles a borderline vehicle by its VIN.
Some 2017-2021 Ford GT vehicles built on or before 22-Sep-2021 may need to have a new battery installed for service. A new design service battery has been released and requires a different battery tray and a different local interconnect network (LIN) connector. This is due to the new battery being smaller and will not properly secure in the original battery tray. The LIN connector socket in the new battery is keyed differently and the original LIN connector will not plug in. The LIN connector will need to be de-pinned, so the new connector shell can be installed. When installing new battery part number: MG7Z-10655-A(USA/MEX), MG7Z-10655-B(CAN), MG7Z-10655-C(GCC) MG7Z-10655-D(EU), the following battery tray and LIN connector must be used: battery tray MG7Z-10732-A, LIN connector shell MG7Z-9A624-A. Refer to Workshop Manual, Section 414-01 for battery tray replacement.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSM 50693 | Service bulletin | Apr 13, 2022 | 10210396 | PDF, 114 KB |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| MG7Z-10655-A | USA/MEX | — | eBay Motors → |
| MG7Z-10655-B | — | — | |
| MG7Z-10655-C | — | — | |
| MG7Z-10655-D | — | — | |
| MG7Z-10732-A | — | — | |
| MG7Z-9A624-A | — | — |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (1 page), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Ford’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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More bulletins about the equipment
Source: same model, same component group1 other manufacturer communication filed against the Ford GT under the same component group (equipment), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAN-Vol1 I1 | Service bulletin | Jun 8, 2023 | The Service Awareness Newsletter is an informal communication that contains information that may not be presently available in a TSB, SSM, G… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Ford SSM 50693 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the SSM 50693 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does SSM 50693 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 5 model years: 2021 Ford GT, 2020 Ford GT, 2019 Ford GT, 2018 Ford GT, 2017 Ford GT. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone. The document itself sets the build window: 2017-2021 Ford GT: built on or before 22 Sep 2021 — the build date is on the certification label in the driver’s door jamb.